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Don’t Worry About Your Prius Batteries
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Don’t Worry About Your Prius Batteries
There’s more than a few 1st gen Prius that are in the quarter million mile club (record is 400,000 and still going), that are still running like trains.
www.automoblog.net – Dec. 31, 2008
Perhaps the public is finally unafraid of those mysterious batteries. Related: Cab Driver's Prius Cost Recovered in 24 Months. -- Ed.
So late last night, I get an email from the Big Boss Man, Chris, about the batteries on the Toyota Prius. The conversation goes something like this:
Chris: “Want to do a factual/opinion piece on this? It’s a question I’ve heard quite a few times.”
Tony: “You mean changing out the Prius battery question is one you’ve been hearing?”
Chris: “More like what happens when the batteries stop recharging. Seems like people think they’ll run out within a few years.”… [Read More]
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Re: Don’t Worry About Your Prius Batteries
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Toyota has been keeping track of all the Prius out there to see how they’re doing in the real world.
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Re: Don’t Worry About Your Prius Batteries
Ryan,
I'm sure the dealers have to report to Toyota servicing on items like traction battery packs. Out of a million Toyota hybrids sold, I've heard only about 200 traction packs have experienced problems....can anyone verify this?
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Re: Don’t Worry About Your Prius Batteries
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Ryan, I'm sure the dealers have to report to Toyota servicing on items like traction battery packs. Out of a million Toyota hybrids sold, I've heard only about 200 traction packs have experienced problems....can anyone verify this?
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I kinda figured they would keep track of problems from the dealer. I was thinking there might have been some kind of voluntarily feedback system between the owner and Toyota for the 1st gens. |
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