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Originally Posted by MaDProFF
It appears BMW have had to send a letter to all of their Hybrid owners.
To sum up the letter:-
"Warning them that the hybrid batteries in the cars will not be covered under warranty unless they are charged, and discharged on a regular basis."
So I guess all those Hybrid Cars sold as company cars, because of the tax breaks I guess, who just drive them permanently on a discharged battery are causing them to fail, or potentially fail before their warranty runs out.
Wonder if Volvo will take up the same policy, though I do guess far less are sold as company cars then the BMW 330E
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The batteries are warranted for 8 years , Volvo already built in battery protection from the word go in 2012 with the C30 Electric .
The batteries will always stay in the 10% to 90% charged range, despite the gauge on the dash saying empty or full . They even say that if the car is laid up for a length of time to make sure it is put away with the batteries 25% charged .