NickB79
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Sun Jan-13-08 12:06 PM
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45. First, I've read of Prius taxi cabs with 300,000+ miles on them |
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That haven't needed to change the battery pack.
Secondly, the battery pack is compartmentalized; you can replace worn-out blocks instead of the whole pack at once, which makes it much less costly to take care of any battery failures. Even if half your battery blocks failed, your car would still drive; it would just drive more sluggishly and get slightly less mpg.
Third, the batteries are warrantied for 100,000 miles.
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