Yep. Drop-in battery is the source of the $5000-6000 claims of battery replacement costs. Computer alone is about $1000. A drop-in battery assembly is over 2X the cost of the actual part of the battery that's just a battery.
Yeesh. Well, I'm glad that's a thing I'm able to do. The dealer in Cary was actually wonderful to work with. To the point that I'd go back and buy a car from them, which is saying something for me. But man... I don't think the battery in my car was ever "normal". It was doing recals pretty frequently early into my ownership. Now? I can leave my house and not have it dip down to 1 bar in the quarter mile to the main road. Nor does it hit all bars in the next 4 miles to the next stop sign. I got it in 2009 with 32k on it which is about 8k a year. I truly believe that sitting for these gen 2 Prius is a death knell for the pack.
Completely true. We picked up a 2008 in 2019 with 55K on it... failed pack. Many sitting Prii experienced battery death due to COVID.
Yeah…..all those Chevy Bolt EVs, even if they get new battery packs, have been sitting in the weather & will have many problems(electrical, weathering & mechanical), other than the battery pack.
