The current electric vehicles have battery bottlenecks that are difficult to break through, battery pollution is difficult to solve, and the dependence on infrastructure is large, in comparison, fuel hybrid vehicles are a good solution, both can use the infrastructure of gas stations, but also can use the motor drive to bring the advantages of smoothness, power and fuel economy, in the short term is a good transition program. But many people still have doubts about the oil-mixed model, mainly focusing on how long the battery can be used, will the cost of replacing the battery be particularly high?
How long can a battery in a fuel-mixed model last?
Normal use, can be stable driving for more than 10 years
In fact, the battery life of oil-mixed models is longer than that of pure electric models. First of all, from the working principle of hybrid cars, hybrid models are mainly driven by motors at low speed and in the initial stage, so the consumption of batteries is not large, and the frequency of use is not high.
Secondly, both fields have developed a mature power management system for battery life, such as Toyota only uses 40% of the capacity of the battery, Honda only uses 55% of the capacity of the battery, and shallow charge and shallow amplification increase the life of the battery.
Finally, compared with Honda, Toyota's nickel-metal hydride battery has a longer life, and there will be no significant attenuation in normal use for more than 10 years, and the batteries of many Prius models that have been driving for more than a decade still do not need to be replaced.
Due to the use of lithium batteries, Honda can also be used stably for more than 10 years, although the number of charge and discharge cycles is slightly weaker.
Fuel-mixed model battery warranty
1, Toyota: lifetime warranty, unlimited mileage unlimited years
Ten thousand steps back, even if your battery is broken, Ryota also provides a warranty of the battery, you can replace the battery for free. Thanks to the excellent battery management system and the stability of the nickel-metal hydride battery, Toyota dares to put forward the promise of battery lifetime warranty, providing hybrid models with unlimited years and unlimited mileage battery extended warranty, which can be said to be worry-free.
2, Honda: 10 years or 200,000 kilometers
Honda's warranty strategy is slightly more conservative, providing a 10-year or 200,000-kilometer warranty for hybrid batteries.
The cost of replacing the battery
In the unlikely event that the battery is really attenuated and exceeds the 10-year warranty period, what is the cost of replacing the battery?
According to the understanding, Honda's hybrid model, the cost of battery replacement is about 20,000 yuan, including the purchase of batteries, man-hours, freight and other costs, but this is the current battery price, if after 10 years, the cost of the battery should be reduced.
In summary, buying a hybrid car does not have to worry about the life of the battery and the cost of replacing the battery, first of all, the battery attenuation of the hybrid model is not large, and Toyota and Honda both provide a battery warranty of at least 10 years. If you really drive Honda's hybrid model to more than 10 years, and your battery decay is serious, the fuel cost saved in the past 10 years is also a big number, combined with the price of the battery after 10 years, the cost of replacing the battery is actually acceptable.