Long term parking of hybrid vehicles?

Question

I've heard that long term parking problems with the batteries (such as leaving it parked at the airport for an extended period of time) but I cannot find any information on the net. Is there any truth behind this?

Answer 1

In order to keep a hybrid car's HV battery charged up (the car's onboard computer will always try to keep the battery charged at its "sweet spot" between 60-75%, which is optimum for its longevity), you need to run the hybrid car at least once every 2 months.

That means you can keep the car parked for 2 months at a time, max.

I doubt you will want to leave a car in an airport's long-term parking lot for that long though.  The parking lot fee would be horrendous.  :-P