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Old May 22nd 12, 11:20 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default petrol/electric hybrid vans - why not?

On Tue, 22 May 2012 10:04:47 +0000 (UTC), d
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On Tue, 22 May 2012 11:02:31 +0100
Bruce wrote:
The life of the battery packs and their cost of replacement shouldn't
feature. New vans are bought with a (usually) 3- to (exceptionally)
5-year lifespan in mind and battery packs can be expected to last
considerably longer than that.


Not necessarily. Its usage more than age that kills the batteries. In that
time your average van could do 200K miles and no battery pack yet on the
market is guaranteed for that mileage.


Yes, I think it's the number of recharging cycles, rather than the
chronological age, that determines the useful life of a battery pack,
so commercial vehicles are likely to get through them much more
rapidly than private cars. In any case, the resale value of the van
will be significantly diminished if the battery pack is nearing the
end of its life.