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All About Hybrid-Car Battery Packs Those considering purchasing a hybrid car may be a little concerned about what's under the hood. Hybrid cars have battery-powered motors. Since a battery-powered motor is not something that typically comes to mind when people think about what's under the hood of a car, it's a good idea to get a good understanding of the hybrid-car battery-pack. Below are a few facts about it. Battery packs in hybrid cars do not need to be replaced Made to last over the lifetime of the vehicle, a hybrid car's warranty covers the battery for a time period that lasts between eight and ten years. In terms of mileage, a battery pack is expected to last between 150, 000 and 200,000 miles, and it probably lasts longer than that. Battery toxicity is a concern, but not a major concern Hybrid cars use NiMH batteries, not the rechargeable nickel cadmium. Nickel cadmium batteries are usually detrimental to the environment, but the NiMH batteries that are used in hybrid cars are fully recyclable. Hybrid batteries contain hundreds of cells Hundreds of cells means that hybrid cars have a lot of complexity going on underneath their hoods, and complexity does usually mean expensive, but with the generous warranty car manufacturers are giving on these cars, there is little involved in purchasing a hybrid. The numbers of battery failures in hybrids have been really low When I say low, I mean really low. If failure happens, it's probably before the cars even get off the lot. Toyota has even said that some of its original Prius models have packs that have gone over 300,000 miles. The cost of replacing hybrid batteries isn't even an issue It isn't an issue because the battery packs in hybrid cars are built to last. The Department of Energy looked into hybrid vehicles, but stopped its test when the capacity was "just like new" after 160,000 miles. So no one really seems to know for sure what it costs to replace the battery pack in a hybrid car. The battery packs in hybrid cars are evolving If we look further into the future, the next generation of hybrid batteries is in the works. The goal: To discover a technology that gives lots of power, lasts for the hybrid car's lifetime, and costs less to make. If the battery pack in your hybrid car does run out, there is a solution Toyota has put out some advice on what to do if your hybrid battery should run out after the warranty has ended. The advice is to recondition the battery. The solution works well because if something goes wrong, the problem lies within only one of the 28 modules that the battery is made up of. So if you simply replace the problematic module with one that matches the chemistry of the other 27 modules, your hybrid car's battery should be in good shape. You can find a match by getting a battery pack from another car that has a similar mileage and age.

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Toyota Reports 2008 and December Sales - PR Newswire

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported year-end sales of 2,217,662 vehicles, a decrease of 15.7 percent from the same period in 2007, on a daily selling rate basis. Toyota Division recorded ...

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Canadian-built models drive Toyota Canada Inc. to all-time record year ... - CNW Group

Drivers embrace quality, fuel-efficiency and safety, setting 2008 Toyota and Lexus records >> TORONTO, Jan. 5 /CNW/ - In 2008, Canadian drivers purchased with a strong focus on vehicle quality, safety and fuel efficiency, while not sacrificing on the ...

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Longer road to breakeven - Boston Globe

Prius drivers are not suffering any buyer's remorse, despite a plunge in gasoline prices that has for the moment made the cars less economical, said some owners of the popular hybrid. The cost of gas has dwindled since summer - when there were ...

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Big is back: As pump prices plunge, SUV sales surge - Daily Press

NEWPORT NEWS - It looks like the Highlander is in and the Prius is out — for now at least. Trucks and sport utility vehicles will outsell cars for the first time since February, according to a December report by Edmunds.com, which tracks industry ...

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It’s Not Easy Being Green: the Solar iPhone Experiment - Jkontherun.com

Earlier this month I took up another one of my wacky challenges . I took one for the team and decided to try and keep my iPhone off the grid. I wanted to see if I could run it strictly off solar power for 30 days and not use the AC adapter. Sure, it ...

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NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR: THE NeMiss WORKER - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

For Northeast Mississippi workers, 2008 has been an unforgettable year. In 2007, they had celebrated landing the most sought-after economic development prize, a Toyota assembly plant. The Japanese automaker had announced in February 2007 that it ...

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Green Tech - CNET News

Toyota is developing a solar-powered Prius, the Nikkei newspaper has reported yet again. It was interesting when we heard about this in July. But it seems to us that someone over at Toyota has now been fake-leaking/hinting news about a solar-powered ...

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