Prius C Hybrid Battery Cells/Whole Battery Replacement

idk about cells, i have read that hybrid automotive sells them.

there is no good source for reconditioned batteries unfortunately, they are all hit or miss.

if you are keeping the car, a new oem is best

 

If you can find a company you trust that offers replacement cells, and you have the skills to do the work yourself, that's obviously the cheapest option. I don't know any sources to recommend.

There are companies like Green Bean Battery that will install a refurbished battery at a reasonable cost with decent 3 year warranty, and even a lifetime warranty for an additional fee. My niece used them about 18 months ago and the service was quite good. You don't have to bring your car to them. They do the job at your house or place of employment, so you don't lose access to your car.

It's definitely at least worth investigating these third party sellers, since a replacement battery at the dealer only comes with a 3 year/36000 mile warranty at about twice the price. You don't get another 8-10 year warranty on it like they offer when the car is new.

 

Bisco

what are your thoughts on the project lithium batteries ? I see they are $ 1600.. I don't know the price of a new Oem battery.
I'm thinking of replacing my hybrid battery in the next few years. My cars life expectancy test July 2022 was 61.5% , and 50.57% Sept 2023

 

i certainly wouldn't do anything until necessary. the project lithium packs are getting mostly good reviews, but if it were me, if i could get oem around $2,000. i'd go that route only due to toyotas longevity history.
otherwise, i'd definitely go project lithium, but i can only go by what i read.

 

NO place.
Unless they are near to new anyway, used battery cells can NOT really be successfully
reconditioned.........because there is no way to know if the process was successful or not
and most often it is NOT.

Trying to fix your battery with used cells is foolish.

 

Used modules can be reconditioned successfully if they are not yet dried (~1030gr) out or worn out.
It is impossible to determine the condition of a used module without restoring its capacity first.

 

Indeed. And even then, it is impossible to know how long a "restored" cell will really perform well.

So......buying used cells blindly is a fools errand.
And buying ones that are claimed to be "restored" is only
slightly less of a gamble.

A battery is a chemical process.
Once the necessary chemicals are gone or contaminated or transformed
into different compounds.......that's it. Game over.

 

If all modules reconditioned and tested right the battery pack will perform for at least 3 years.
I do not use those popular methods to restore Toyota hybrid batteries.
What are those necessary chemicals in Toyota hybrid batteries and what different compounds it contaminates or transforms into?

 

You don't have to replace 13 modules, they just need their capacity to be restored.

 

TOTAL BS.
You have no way of knowing that.

It depends mostly on your starting point and that is totally unknown......even if the
cells have been in your possession/use for many years.

AND.....if you really want to know how batteries work and what causes them to "wear out",
do some searching on the net.
Google and Battery University would be good places to start.
It depends on what KIND of battery it IS......because the chemistry of each kind is different.

It is obvious that you have been sucked into the "snake oil pit" of "restoring" worn out
rechargeable batteries.

 

You can continue to be convinced by what you've heard from someone/somewhere, and I will continue to practice what I have tested and learned myself on many Toyota hybrid batteries.
I also learned that people like to be ignorant and I am already convinced that it is not worth to prevent them from this.
If your (actually it's not yours) chemistry theory is true, how can a battery from 2005 hold a 6.5 amp discharge from 75% to 40% for 20 minutes? 18 years old battery.
This world doesn’t need new robots, people are robots.

 

It is not a theory.
The details of how and when a battery eventually fails depends on a LOT of factors including
the chemistry of how it was made in the first place.
If you really care, do some online research instead of just regurgitating your lame theories over and over.

 

n of 1, but I bought a cell from HA in 2018 for my 2007, and didn't have any battery issues for about 3 years. I don't know whether the issue ended up being with the HA cell in particular after those 3 years as I ended up just going with a full Green Bean replacement. It is worth noting that I also used their reconditioning system after the cell swap.