There's nothing special about the traction battery in the Prius. It's
a bunch of Nickel Metal Hydride "D" cells and it's warranteed for
100,000 miles. What will probably happen is that by the time the NiMH
cells in Peg's Prius start going bad, there will be better technology
available to replace them. There are NiCD and NiMH batteries in all
kinds of appliances, cell phones & tools as it is. Responsible users
don't put them in the landfill; they recycle them.
Cheers,
CR
David Breneman wrote:
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> I'm just wondering how many of these Prii :-) and other
> vehicles are going to show up very cheap on the used
> market when battery replacement time comes around. And
> what landfill are all those batteries going to end up in?
> Maybe 50 years from now the Moss catalog will feature 237
> different types of reproduction batteries for hybrid cars.
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