My Prius Nickel Metal Hydride
My Prius Nickel Metal Hydride battery in my 2010 Prius failed after 130,000 miles and I looked into having it reconditioned or repaired. I found a goverment report that stated the expected life of these batteries was 160,000 miles and because I had spent a lot of extra time in my car doing business on my phone while it was running I decided the best option was to replace it with a new one. It cost $3,200.00 after getting a $1,200 core rebate. Now I can expect another 160,000 miles of normal driving instead of it failing again after replacing the one cell that failed first. I think the bandaid approach will cost more in the long run because all cells will fail soon if close to the 160,000 mile expected life of the drive battery.