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You do not have a Battery warranty in Bangladesh what now?

In Bangladesh, as you are a second-hand owner of the car, all types of repairs will be your financial responsibility. It is like a nightmare for every Prius owner . But what are the things that can slow down the degradation of your hybrid battery through good driving habits and regular maintenance? Taking off slowly, stopping slowly, keeping the battery power level to under 80% but no lower than 35%—all these preventive measures can go a long way into prolonging the lifespan of your Prius battery. Most important, you need to always check for signs of battery failure and address them as quickly as possible. Here are telltale signs of a failing hybrid battery to look out for: Strange engine noises.  When the battery is underperforming, the ICE (internal combustion engine) tends to pick up the slack, which causes unusual noises. Decreased range.  If there’s a sudden drop in range, that could mean your hybrid battery is not charging to full capacity. Fluctuations in state of charge.  Large
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Fuel consumption and costing calculation of Toyota Prius PHEV 2014 in Bangladesh.

I am an owner of Toyota Prius PHEV 2014 model in Bangladesh. I bought it in May 2019. The calculations below are in respect of Bangladesh Electricity price and Fuel price.

Fuel consumption of Toyota Prius PHEV 2014 for the month of June 2019 in Dhaka Bangladesh.


Total electricity consumption was 72 kW as per car computer. Which cost me at a rate of 9.3 taka/ kw bpdb residential rate. Total cost of charging is 72x9.3 = 669.6 taka. In this 670 taka total km run by the car is 396 km. So per km cost is 1.69 taka per km.

So savings from electricity is, average of hybrid cars in Dhaka is around 15 km/l, which costs 5.93 taka/km at 89 taka octane rate. It means for this 396 km my phv saved 1680.36 taka in 25 days. 

So in a year it will save 20,164 taka.

Total run by the car 01.07.19  is 901 km. For which I spend 3400 taka fuel and 670 taka electricity. So average fuel cost per km is 4.52 taka/km. 
In that case fuel saving comes in comperison with hybrid is 1272.93 taka.

As per car computer fuel saved 22.8l. It saved 2029.2 taka.






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