Along with announcing the impending launch of the locally-assembled S60 and facelifted S90, Volvo Car Malaysia also confirmed that all new plug-in hybrid models in the country will come with an eight-year battery warranty, starting from January 1.
This is a significant upgrade over the existing coverage, which is tied in to the rest of the car’s five-year/120,000 km warranty. It also puts Volvo on par with Honda, which offers an eight-year warranty for hybrid batteries. Both its German rivals, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, offer a six-year/100,000 km warranty for their PHEV batteries, so the Swedish carmaker currently leads the segment in that respect.
Volvo offers four PHEV models on sale at the moment, the S60, XC60, S90 and XC90 T8 Twin Engine. All are powered by a 2.0 litre supercharged and turbocharged engine and a rear electric motor to provide a total system output of 407 PS and 640 Nm of torque. The XC60 and S90 get a 10.4 kWh lithium-ion battery, while the newer S60 and XC90 have a larger 11.6 kWh unit that provides an all-electric range of around 50 km.
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100,000km is too little.
Nobody drive a super fuel saving vehicle less than 20,000km/year.
Got to extend warranty.. But better increase the range of the battery 1st.. From reports it’s not frugal enough if compared to competitor’s car & range is pathetic.. Can’t even get to office for most ppl. Overall still need to do some fine tuning & improvements.
I am keen to know what would happen after 8 years when battery warranty over, or battery kong.
Anyone can tell me the price of replacement battery & workmanship?
Or is it going to be pakai-rosak-buang?
Dont worry. The internal part of the battery can be replace.
Agreed. Please provide detailed after warranty anticipated battery replacement cost. It is the only reason why people shy away from getting the hybrid vehicle and the main reason the resale value of this type of car bad.
A replacement battery is around RM95,000
Possible class action from existing Volvo PHEV owners?