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Post #422,033 by boxley 1/3/18 7:04:48 PM 1/3/18 7:04:48 PM Reply	finally got an answer co-worker in question went on vacation for 3 weeks. Older model prius. H-pack cells got too low to charge via running the vehicle which ran with really bad milage during this time. He had to dismantle, identify the bad cells and replace then spent about a month tweaking until it got back up to snuff. Not necessarily expensive but a complete pain to get to and diag. took him a while to nurse it back. "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #422,041 by Ashton 1/3/18 10:32:09 PM 1/3/18 10:32:09 PM Reply	Thanks.. Yeah, those would be NiMH cells ... having to mix-in a new cell? or look around for an OK one of similar age. PITA. If access to battery-pack is also a time waster, even if you have an idea about "balancing" cells and similar. I gather that the "car" also needs time to learn the habits of the new pack; days? weeks? Looks as if the Kia Niro is priced out of reach (alas) so I can delay getting ept.
Post #422,043 by boxley 1/3/18 11:26:26 PM 1/3/18 11:26:26 PM Reply	took him the best part of 2 weekends to get to done then then a month of running to balance out "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman

As tis the Season of Mammon-run-amok.. I be looking for a New automotive device. - (Ashton) - (19) - Dec. 25, 2017, 05:24:58 PM EST

Cars are a big pain in the butt. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 25, 2017, 07:20:52 PM EST

i have 29k miles on the 2017 focus thus far. Am wellpleased with the handling and the tranny - (boxley) - (11) - Dec. 25, 2017, 08:07:19 PM EST

Drove one briefly. - (Ashton) - (9) - Dec. 26, 2017, 04:58:14 PM EST

What's your time frame? - (crazy) - (1) - Dec. 26, 2017, 05:12:30 PM EST

My tack also, but - (Ashton) - Dec. 26, 2017, 06:37:01 PM EST

It's not exactly clear, but I think (in the USA) only the Prius Prime has Li-Ion batteries. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 26, 2017, 05:16:08 PM EST

Addendum re hybrid battery systems - (Ashton) - (4) - Dec. 26, 2017, 06:43:35 PM EST

I will chat with the guys tommorow when I go back in - (boxley) - (3) - Dec. 26, 2017, 07:27:00 PM EST

finally got an answer - (boxley) - (2) - Jan. 3, 2018, 07:04:48 PM EST

Thanks.. - (Ashton) - (1) - Jan. 3, 2018, 10:32:09 PM EST

took him the best part of 2 weekends to get to done then then a month of running to balance out -NT - (boxley) - Jan. 3, 2018, 11:26:26 PM EST

Relatedly - BBC - Real world emissions: 2009 diesel vs 23 year old gas VW Golf. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 27, 2017, 12:27:50 AM EST

Prii. - (CRConrad) - Dec. 27, 2017, 08:55:55 AM EST

We love our 2017 Corolla - (malraux) - (1) - Dec. 26, 2017, 05:08:14 PM EST

I could live with that.. - (Ashton) - Dec. 26, 2017, 06:32:56 PM EST

BTW, the sound of " Mammon-run-amok" reminds me of... - (CRConrad) - (3) - Jan. 5, 2018, 09:18:57 AM EST

I know nothing about the naming, but ... - (Another Scott) - (2) - Jan. 5, 2018, 10:54:55 AM EST

(thumbsup) -NT - (CRConrad) - (1) - Jan. 8, 2018, 04:22:21 AM EST

Nahhh.. Admin knoze that - (Ashton) - Jan. 8, 2018, 03:01:27 PM EST

All that did was remind me of the fruit in the "Sledgehammer" video by Peter Gabriel.
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