Anybody have model# for 12v optima yellowtop Bat. for 2012 pip?

I think there is a red top.

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I believe it is the same batter as the regular Prius:

Model:

DS46B24R
Weight:

26 lb
C20 Capacity:

38 Ah
CCA:

450 Amp
Width:

5.02 in
Length:

9.27 in
Height:

8.89 in

 

Can someone say with 100% certainty that the DS46B24R is the right battery for a Plug-in? When I wrote to [email protected] back in December they replied "For a 2012 Toyota Prius the Yellow Top DS46B24R is suggested." Maybe one of you guys can get a clearer answer from them.

 

You can put it in on the website.

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Tried that and their battery finder has nothing for the plug-in. See photo...

 

Perhaps @Tideland Prius knows. He gathers information from everywhere.

 

I'd go with @JimN bet.

 

How about @bisco He has a PiP.

 

original battery. i agree with jim, no reason it would be different. since o/p is in fl, let's try @TampaPrius.com

 

Good call!
Just to make sure they get the message, I nominate @jerrymildred to assist

 

Same here, I suppose. In fact, I should explore that sometime and see what's actually in there. Todd will know almost for sure.

 

You are local to Todd to I figured you could prod / bribe him for an answer. If he can put Gen 4 battery cells in an older Prius, he should have the answer to this.

 

Well, to be perfectly accurate, they were gen 3 (2015). I'll send him a text tomorrow if he doesn't show up here first. He's pretty busy and doesn't check in real often.

 

can you clarify that jerry? what do you mean they were gen 3 2015? i must be missing the context.

 

Here, from McGeorge Toyota Online Parts website, is the battery for a regular 2012 Prius:



Battery for 2012 Toyota Prius | Toyota Parts

And for the 2012 PLug-In Prius:



Battery for 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In | Toyota Parts

Puts this to bed?

 

Since we were talking about owners manual books in another thread and you provided a link to McGeorge Toyota, I thought I would merge the 2:



Classy and still does the job after 8 years.

 

Response to @Prodigyplace -- "You are local to Todd to I figured you could prod / bribe him for an answer. If he can put Gen 4 battery cells in an older Prius, he should have the answer to this." The cells in the battery I installed in my wife's '07 (Gen 2) came from a 2015 (Gen 3) that had been totaled. Todd "just" moved them from the 2015 battery case to a Gen 2 battery case and then may have balanced it, but being that new, it may not have needed it. Runs GREAT.

And it looks like @Mendel Leisk has sniffed out the solution to the 12V battery question, so I won't bother Todd. I saw no reason for the PiP to be different, but it's better to be sure. Thanks, Mendel. Great work. I took a couple pictures of mine for reference, but I didn't go to the bother of pulling it out for a better look. I don't know if it's the original, but I think it probably is.

 

gotcha, thanks. i think pp was talking about todd's experiment of using gen 4 cells in a gen 3, which was successful.
or maybe i'm totally confused.