Checking HV battery pack "true" capacity after ECU reset?

Hi everyone,

Long time lurker 4 time Gen 2 owner and am interested in a 2012 Plug In.

Currently the one for sale says 13.8 miles of range which leads me to believe it had it's 12v battery either replaced or was disconnected recently.

Because I have to make a 10 hour drive to see it, I want to know if beforehand there is a way to see the packs "real" range. I don't have an OBD2 reader or anything of the sort so I can't view any DTCs either.

Sorry if its been asked, I searched but couldn't find an answer to this specifically.

Thank you in advance,
Adam (ATX4)

Edit: Would also be interested in looking for a way to check the Prius Prime as well. Same situation, readout says 26 miles but the car has 110,000 on the clock, so I suspect it has been reset/flashed. Both cars are also salvage/rebuilt.

 

I hadn't thought to just test drive until the pack ran out, for some reason I was thinking subconsciously it was like of running then fuel tank out but now that I think of it, it's maybe a 30 minute city drive, so not too bad.

Thank you for that, I'll see what they say for the plug in.

Out of curiosity, how linear has the charge drop been for your car? Are there any sharp sudden decreases while driving, I.e. "80%" to "55%" due to the computer adjusting on the fly?

 

It's the closest one to me, as they were/are very rare as they were never sold new where I live. That's why the rebuilt status and high mileage.

Also with import taxes a new Prius Prime is $70k, so new cars are completely out of my price range. Otherwise I would go a different route.

But either or, I'll just have to make the trip and see how it drives if it doesn't sell beforehand.

Thank you for the replies so far.

 

Thank you for the replies, I am going to see if the seller has anymore info and go from there. It'll be a while before I make it there but will update when the time comes.
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Cheers,
ATX4

 

Cheers for the info, and I am fine with the variation. I have a 3 cylinder Toyota rated at 56 mpg but with AC and city driving I get 24-26 on a good day and our old V6 Nissan did 11 mpg although rated at 16 city. Even our Gen 2s were lucky to break 27 because I was often below regen speeds and the motor was constantly needing to charge the battery.

Main reason I want the Plug in is because 99% of my driving is done below 20 mph where EVs can really shine on consumption and I am curious to see how well it does. Not necessary as fuel isn't breaking the bank, but I am interested in EVs in general and think this might be a good first step.

Fortunately the coldest day here is around 80f, so there shouldn't be much cold weather issues. In terms of KWh accepted though, i won't have any idea how much it charged until I get home and use my power monitor, but of course I'll have to buy the car to find out at that point unfortunately.

 

Hoping so. Sub 15-20 mph is great for 200cc taxis and 50cc scooters, but terrible for any kind of car in terms of fuel economy.

Out of curiosity, does the plug in or Prime (considering both) have a m/kWh readout?

And sorry, but another question about charging, but I haven't been able to find info on adjusting charge speeds. Power is sketchy where I live and will have to charge through a pure sine wave inverter to smooth out power to the charger, which is only rated for 2kW. I heard the charger draw 10 amp at 110 volt, but power here is 220 and a 10 amp draw won't work. Is there a way to adjust the charge rate to lower amperage?

Thanks everyone

 

Cheers for that info, the Pips display is more to my liking as it reminds me of the Gen 2 and I am more familiar with it. The Prime looks too much like a smart phone to me which is a negative because I hate smart phones, haha.

I may have to do some rewiring of my place if I want to get a plug in because even my water heater is enough to drop house voltage to sub 200, so, well see if it's cost benefit ratio is worth the extra expense.

Thanks again, I will probably know more by the beginning of April when I can go see the car, granted no one has bought it in the meantime.

 

Haha, you know just what kind of shenanigans I deal with on a day to day basis! Our house probably has two dozen stabilisers throughout every device we own, ac, fridge, freezer, etc, and we have battery backup for our water pump and fans. I think on a good day if we have 90% voltage 90% of the time, we’re happy.

Only thing is that our power is only 15 cents per Kwh, although we do burn a bit more with all the voltage stabilisers working overtime. Whole house only good for 5Kw, but charging at night shouldn’t be an issue if it’s below 2kw but I am still apprehensive to be frank.

Will price out electricity upgrade and see how things look after that.