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On Sep 15, 8:36*pm, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:19:52 +0100, "Doctor *Drivel"

wrote:
So how much for rejuvenating a 10 year olde motah and I presume it won't
be on its first set of batts by that age?..


The Prius set is averaging at 12 years.


Hmmm... really? I wonder where all the pulled Priapism batteries on
ebay come from then.
The reason I paid some attention to them was the prospect of picking
one up for peanuts, stripping it for good cells and making some power
bricks for my own modest use. The cost of carriage put paid to that.


You would struggle, they are welded into a crash resistant box.