The chemistry of these Li ion batteries is Lithium Iron Phosphate. They are used in all kinds of electric vehicles, all electric service vehiclels, electric boats, electric golf carts and PV systems. "Li ion" is a class of batteries based on lithium ions, the newest chemistry of which is Li-Fe-Po4, which increasingly larger capacity Li batteries are based.Li-Fe Po4 are better for life cycles (see curve) and less prone to fire but they are NOT being used in either all electric cars or aircraft. They are using Li-Ion to squeeze the weight down. IMHO, that choice was insane and reckless but they didn't consult me.
I am not sure if new Prius are using Li or which chemistry.
Tesla is definitely using Li ion.
Nope, looks like Toyota is drinking the Li-Ion kool-aid as welll:
The Prius has been at or near the top of it's class in resale value sine it's introduction. A buyer can expect to get more when he resales his Prius compared to other automobiles is it's class.Depreciation seesm to be a killer, people complaining that a 3-4 year old Prius is selling for 50% to 52% of its new $40k value.
So you'd have to weight up saving $8k in fuel over 4 years (if you drive a LOT) vs taking a hit of -$20k lost when you sell.
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