Yes, I know there are plenty of threads about the HV Battery, but I wanted to get a brand new OEM battery, but they are backordered and don't exactly know when they will come in...not to mention they want $2,600 now. The Project Lithium batteries are out of stock, so I can't get those either. We're trying to figure out what exactly to do at this point. It's my father's and he uses it for work every single day. He drives a lot. It has a P0A80 code that came on today and the Delta SOC is at 42.50%. The life expectancy is at 33% according to Dr. Prius. The car has 152k mi. on it. Any advice on where to get a battery that is new?
go with greenbean, or another reputable rebuilder. or diy it. there aren't many other options. i think there might be one or two aftermarket with new cells. and check salvage yards and ebay. are you near cape canaveral or tampa? link> / link> /
Alot of the salvage yards have one that the cars have more than 125k mi. on them. If the one that we have only lasted 150k, then I would only get 25k mi out of a salvage yard battery that costs $1k. I am near Tampa more than Cape Canaveral. I'd diy it, but then I have the balance and rebalance the pack, and I would have to spend money on that piece of equipment. I'm thinking of Green Bean, but have heard good things and bad things about them.
