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Article: What about electric cars' battery life?
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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HELPDESK : Answering all your motoring queries
From R Sykes: With more manufacturers building electric cars, one
area I never see mentioned is battery life. How long does a set of
batteries last? What would the replacement cost be? (I suspect very
high)
If in time if I was buying a used electric car what would I look
for: mileage, age, number of charges? How would I know batteries
were in good condition?
You raise some interesting points. In terms of lifespan, it
really depends on the type of battery. Currently, hybrid cars use
nickel metal hydride batteries. On cars like the Toyota Prius, for
example, a spokesman for the firm in Ireland said that since 2000
they have only had to replace ...