Expensive hybrid battery

[zanc]

I tend to keep my cars for a long time and I was very tempted to go fo a two year old low mileage V60 D5 Hybrid. After a bit of research with my local dealer I was told replacing a hybrid battery would cost over £15000. Wow!! Surely this is wrong. I know that replacing individual cells would be far cheaper, but after 3000+ charge cycles over 10 years I suspect the Li-Ion battery would probably be knackered.

[Billggski]

I think the decimal point is in the wrong place. Normally between £1-2,000.

https://www.volvocars.com/uk/own/mai...volvo-warranty

https://www.toyota.co.uk/hybrid/hybrid-faq/batteries

[steadvex]

Many cars on the road today will cost 15k to replace the engine with a new one, doesn't seem to stop people buying them tho, also they tend to have a 3 year/ 60k warranty from new
, battery pack with the volvo plug in has 8 year/100,00 mile warranty!

[XC90Mk1]

Originally Posted by steadvex

Many cars on the road today will cost 15k to replace the engine with a new one, doesn't seem to stop people buying them tho, also they tend to have a 3 year/ 60k warranty from new
, battery pack with the volvo plug in has 8 year/100,00 mile warranty!

I think the issue is that most engines never really ‘fail’ as such, I for example have been driving high mileages at upto 150,000 and have never had an engine fail.

Also I don’t believe any engine costs anywhere near 15k unless a warranty job through a dealership. A friend has had an 18month old M140i engine replaced with a salvage version for 7k all in, most normal replacements are 2 to 4k.

The issue at the moment is that Battery hybrid packs are still niche and if the dealer says 15k you don’t really have a great deal of choice. As Clan says, give it 10 years and perhaps it will be different.

[Tannaton]

If you watch a lot of car TV you will have seen Ralph Hosier on a few things. His engineering company is now offering courses to fix and recondition EV and hybrid battery packs.

So yes there will soon be a battery centre in every major town.

[SnineT]

Originally Posted by Tannaton

If you watch a lot of car TV you will have seen Ralph Hosier on a few things. His engineering company is now offering courses to fix and recondition EV and hybrid battery packs.

So yes there will soon be a battery centre in every major town.

They could simplify it by making cell packs like bee honeycombs, then the mechanic would only have to open a door on a section of the pack and replace an individual cell each time in a matter of minutes, a cell that currently costs about £8 each retail and a lot less trade,

Lots of folks are rushing in without considering a few things, the electric motor will suffer the same fate as any washing machine over time and be U/S to the average diy mechanic, the batteries rely on coolant more so than the ice does and heat ain't a good thing mixed with all the cells it takes to make a pack,

Anyway I'm decided, when diesel is banned I'm taking the then old girl in for a Mr Fusion fitment although I'll be limited to 88 MILES AN HOUR!!!!

[zanc]

That seems more likely. I'll contact them again tomorrow morning. He definitely said £15000, but you probably spotted his error.

[Dancake]

Some hybrid batteries are £20,000+

[SwissXC90]

Do not be surprised at 15,000 GBP.

[zanc]

If it really is about £15000 that means the hybrid would only be worth scrap value once the hybrid battery had reached end of life. Therefore, not really a car for someone who intends to keep it over 10 years.