Monday, November 22, 2010

battery quote for malaysia hybrid cars

In Malaysia, currently there are 2 model of hybrid cars - Prius & civic...and the battery details as follows:
  • The Toyota Prius battery costs RM11,500.
  • The Honda Civic Hybrid battery costs RM12,000 but there is a 15% discount for customers who buy from authorized dealers.
  • Prius warranty is 3 years or 100,000km which covers battery too.
  • Civic Hybrid warranty for battery is 3 years or 100,000km.
  • UMW Toyota claims there have not been a single battery replacement due to wear and tear in the US, where all generations of Prius have been on sale since 2000.
  • Priuses used as taxis in the US have clocked 400,000km without any hybrid component failure.
  • A Prius taxi that clocked 550,000km in Australia needed battery replacement due to a low voltage reading.
  • All Civic Hybrids from the first generation Civic Hybrid from 2004 have not needed battery replacements. Our current Civic Hybrid is the second generation

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