# EV Battery concerns **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ev-repair\ **Created:** [January 26, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ev-battery-concerns/133357 "2019-01-26T14:15:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ev-battery-concerns/133357/9 "2019-01-27T23:42:04Z")
Well here’s one example. Car won’t go up hills anymore. $3000 for battery. Value with good battery at about $2000. > [@Sell/Repair Honda Civic Hybrid?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sell-repair-honda-civic-hybrid/133419): > > Bought it new in 2007 and now has over 200k. Having vibration issues and very serious problems going up hills with extra passengers, coming to a complete stop and can’t even get up the hill in reverse, potentially dangerous. Took it into a Dealer Repair in a moment of confusion. They say the IMA battery is at 30% and that’s why it can’t pull up a hill. Also that three engine mounts need to be replaced. They also want to clean the throttle. IMA Battery: $3,600 Throttle: $300 3Mounts: $1,700 … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ev-battery-concerns/133357)._