Remaining life expectancy of hybrid

Transportation, Travel and Trips
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Hi all,

how does one go about guestimating remaining battery life expectancy and efficiency of say 10 year old hybrids? VW toureg or a volvo xc90 in particular?

Would I be better of with a gas/diesel (maintenance, headache, reliability, etc)?

TIA!

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ADAC has specialised manufacturer-independent and certified battery check (written certificate). They hand you a box to connect to the OBD connector on the dashboard. You charge the battery to 100% and then drive it down to 10% in 7 days. Two days later, you get a readout of data, including energy % compared to a new battery. Can the seller(s) do this test for you before you agree to buy?

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:100: :folded_hands:

I have to get an OBD anyway to check out the computer readings.

What OBD will also do this for me? How expensive are these?

CHeers …

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No purchase necessary. ADAC gives you the battery tester, which plugs into the OBD port in the car’s dash. It takes the readings…you give it back to ADAC, and they give you a report based on the data the tester has gathered. You may have to get a year’s membership in order to qualify, and the article doesn’t mention costs.

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I looked at their partner website for the unit (followed the link on adac.de). the partner quoted something like EUR 50 as a cost (private, not business). However, i got the impression that for a vw toureg hybrid, the partner only support 2020 - 2026 models.

I will have to investigate this more.

thank you bossbaby very much for the info!

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OBD port on dashboard? Where?

Edited: Apparently it is under the dashboard by the Drivers left knee behind some removable trim!

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location varies from car to car…

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It’s usually under the dash, often on the driver side. In some cars, i have seen the interface in the glove compartment or under it …

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You‘ll be better off with an EV, especially as gas prices are going to sky rocket.

I‘d ask them what it would cost to have it replaced as part of the sale.

I‘d never buy such a car without warranty or not from a dealer.

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Thanks for the article. I was simply wondering if a hybrid should be considered.

I want something that has a towing capacity of 3000-3500 kg and relatively long range. If I am towing, then it is really not feasible to pull into a charging station every few hunderd miles, (super) charge and keep going.

until now or in near future, there are no suitable charging stations for ‘trucks’ in europe.