Hybrids Vs PHEVs vs All Electric, page-10

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    The price of EV/Hybrid batteries have come down dramatically over the past 10
    years and of course there are different batteries for EVs 7 hybrids...eg:
    -the bigger Lithium batteries for the full EVs
    -smaller lithium batteries for the plug-in Hybrids
    -and much smaller NMH batteries for the full hybrids

    RE: NMH typically used in Toyota Taxis

    Taxi life expectancy 5 -7 years 400k to 500K Kms
    Average commuter of say 20,000 kms P/A mostly city.......300K Kms 10-15 years

    Cost of a NMH battery:
    -Rebuilt $1500 to $1650 with 4 years warranty (12 to 14 tanks of petrol)
    New: $2800 (source Infinitive Australia)

    Lithium Batteries can be 4-5 times that

    PS: The Chinese control the battery market and over the past 10
    years their price has halved simply due to economy of scale and
    recycling .

 
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