>I would suspect whatever effect it has is of only > minor significance
My point is it may have major signicance. I don't know but it is a point to ponder. Would be interesting to have another data point, with same time in use but something closer to a normal amount of mileage. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system > Well, since he's done 230,000+ miles and hasn't replaced the drive > batteries yet, I would suspect whatever effect it has is of only > minor significance. > > People in the US drive an average of 12-15K miles per year. The > battery is warranteed for at least 100,000 miles, which at the > [EMAIL PROTECTED] rate means about 7 years (6.66 years, yeah). This > implies that degradation due to age and maintenance of the electrical > contacts, rather than charging and use, will likely be a more > important factor in total battery life for the average user. > > Godfrey > > > On Aug 8, 2006, at 11:45 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > >> Looks like the EverReady bunny! >> >> He's putting on an average of over 5000 miles/month. I wonder how that >> affects battery life? >> >>> http://john1701a.com/prius/owners/jesse3.htm > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
