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Originally Posted by EA30TH
Holden offers the 8 year warranty on the entire Voltec drivetrain, not just the battery.
As for battery deterioration the Volt has a 16.5kwH battery but 2013 onwards only utilize 10.8. That gives room for soft cycle as well as some coverage of degeneration.
The key to the battery life is temperature. Cars like the Volt run a separate cooling system just for the battery. The manual recommends users keep the car plugged in (not compulsory though) and the car will run the pumps and cooling system (or heating) to keep the battery in range even when the car is not being used. When the car charges you can also feel the air being drawn through the cooling system radiator via the grille.
The Leaf does not have this cooling system and users in places like Arizona USA are seeing rapid degeneration in the batteries.
Not sure on the Outlander????
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The battery has an internal fan that is also hooked up to the A/C.