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Traction Battery

Discussion in 'Prius v Main Forum' started by HansRobert, Jun 29, 2014.

  1. HansRobert

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    I was showing my new Prius to a friend and the question of traction battery life came up. I was asked how long does the traction battery last for which I answered it is warranted for 100k miles but many have gone beyond.

    He then asked about replacement cost. For this I did not have an answer. What would a replacement traction battery cost? I don't have to be concerned but was just curious.

    Thanks!
     
    #1 HansRobert, Jun 29, 2014
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    generally 304000 at a stealership, but there are many used or rebuilt options for 600 and up. or if you have the time and patience, you can rebuild it yourself for next to nothing.
     
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    Now I'm curious as to what is involved in rebuilding a battery?
     
    #3 HansRobert, Jun 29, 2014
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    there are plenty of threads here with expert write ups and pics. the basics are; pull the battery out and test all the cells for anomalies. usually, a few cells re way out of whack and need to be replaced. you can buy new ones cheap on ebay and then you use a few hobby charges to 'balance all the cells so they are within the same parameters. put it back together and you're good to go for quite a few more miles until another cell or two fails.
     
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