Honda Car Forum

MikeHunt2@mailcity.com wrote:
> Current prices for the batteries is $5,000 with a projected life
> span of UP too ten years. In other words in ten years
> one will need to spend $5,000 on a ten year old car to keep
> it running and THAT'S not gonna happen.

I suspect that is quite high now, and even less true in the future.
I have an 8 year/80,000 mile warranty on my battery pack.

The Civic has 120 each of D-Cell 1.2v NiMH batteries, at 6 Amp Hours.
I found 9000mAH for $6.83, quantity 100+, $819.60 total.

They can be recycled, although I don't know that there is any trade
in value currently, but maybe there will be before I have to pay for
a set. They may also need to be matched, or not, depending on the
charge controller.