Prius phv HV battery Life

Mine, like many others, is coming up to 8 years old and still works fine. There may have been some loss in battery capacity, but I still get around 16-18 km range on a full charge (range varies on many conditions).

 

welcome!

they are probably good for 10-15 years, or 150,000 250,000 miles, depending on many conditions.

new batteries are probably worth more than the car, and i would check in your country for pricing and availability.
all the best!

 

that's one way to look at it. the regular prius is a great car, and battery replacement options are relatively cheap, easy and plentiful compared to the plug in.

if you don't want the 10-15 miles of ev, i can't think of a reason to buy one.

 

All of my daily driving to the stores and my shop are within the 10 miles range so I rarely use any gas. I love my 2014 plug in. On a long trip I usually get about 52 mpg. My other Prius which is a 09 gets around 46 mpg on the highway.

 

Well I haven't had to replace the battery yet, so right now for me the PHV is cheaper because I'm using about 35-40% less fuel overall (electricity is dirt cheap in comparison). In Ireland, the battery is covered by an extended warranty up to 15 years. It's unlikely I will own the car that long anyway.

 

when you say convert, if you mean, do i need to plug it in? the answer is no, it always behaves like a regular prius when it has no wall charge.
if you mean, can i replace the hybrid battery with a standard battery if it goes bad? the answer is no. the plug in battery is lithium, the standard gen 3 battery is nimh. the software doesn't play nice.

 

What @bisco said. If the battery gets so low in capacity that it's not worth plugging in, it'll still be a great hybrid car. If the battery fails, then I don't think it can be converted although it might be fun to experiment with the battery ECU and a battery from a regular hatchback.

 

iirc, around 5k here, plus labor. it's a heavy sucker

 

I bought a single battery pack (it takes 4) on ebay for $225. Hasn't been on a charger for over a year and the voltage is still up. I figure if the pack fails it won't be all 4 at the same time so I can just replace to bad one. It came with the harnesses and sensors complete.

 

please tell us more, do you have a pip?

 

I have a 14 plug in.

 

Ah! The confusion was probably because your info says you have a 2008.

 

what charger do you keep on it? what does a quarter of a battery look like, can you post a pic? this is very helpful information.

 

How do you recognize which battery pack is bad? Any suggested phone apps?