My jaw dropped: Car owner shocked by $20,000 price tag to replace hybrid battery

Source: https://www.nbc12.com/2023/12/08/my-jaw-dropped-car-owner-shocked-by-20000-price-tag-replace-hybrid-battery/
Published: Dec 9, 2023
Author: Mike Rivero
Post Date: 2023-12-09 22:24:36 by Horse
Views: 424

An Arizona car owner says he was shocked when he heard how much it would cost to replace a battery in his hybrid vehicle.

Lucas Turner told KPHO that he recently took his 2014 Infiniti hybrid to a dealership for a check engine light.

He said he knew something was wrong but wasn’t expecting it to be this bad.

“They told me that I need a new hybrid battery and it’s going to cost $18,000 for the battery and another $2,000 to have it installed,” Turner said.

The hybrid car owner said his vehicle has less than 70,000 miles on it and the entire car was purchased for $16,000.

Poster Comment:

This is a hybrid not an EV!!

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#1: Dakmar    To: Horse (#0)

This is a hybrid not an EV

Whew, 20K was about what I expected the stupid EV doofs were on the hook for.

A hamburger and some french fries is like $12 now. Fuck Biden.

Dakmar posted on 2023-12-09 22:31:41   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Pinguinite    To: Horse (#0)

Well, when a laptop battery dies, you can remove it and keep using it. It just always needs to be plugged in. Maybe a similar fix is possible with hybrids. Remove the batteries and wire it so it's always needs the engine running.

Rewiring should be a hellova lot cheaper than $20k.

Pinguinite posted on 2023-12-09 23:12:46   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Dakmar    To: Pinguinite (#2)

when a laptop battery dies, you can remove it and keep using it. It just always needs to be plugged in.

Except when they go up in flames. I've seen it happen, at the office in Tulsa. We were out in the courtyard thing, next to a little pond. Thank God it didn't explode when it hit the water, but was otherwise a total loss.

Dakmar posted on 2023-12-09 23:44:57   Reply   Private Reply

#4: Pinguinite    To: Dakmar (#3)

You're saying a laptop that had the battery removed burst into flames? Normally the fire hazard is the batteries, not the electronics.

Pinguinite posted on 2023-12-10 00:48:27   Reply   Private Reply

#5: DWornock    To: Horse (#0)

Nothing unusual there. If you buy a hand tool, replacing the battery is as expensive as buying a new tool.

DWornock posted on 2023-12-10 01:16:49   Reply   Private Reply

#6: Dakmar    To: Pinguinite (#4)

The entire laptop burst into flames, the battery was in it and was no doubt the cause.

Dakmar posted on 2023-12-10 06:44:46   Reply   Private Reply