What is Prius Battery Replacement cost? $$ - Page 4

 

. "Fathergoose" wrote:

I keep most of my cars 6-7 years before I get another.  The Prius main
battery is fully covered for 8 years in California so for me it's a
non-issue.

B~

 

I have a bad case of mixed emotions...

1. An enormous warranty on the battery (the whole hybrid system
is covered for 150k miles). And, it's an utterly reliable car
with a ~100% confidence level.

2. A serious engineering interest in ripping the system apart
and installing 2-4 more batteries from wrecks, with associated
modified electronics. Even more aggressively - when I got the
car\ three years ago, I did a design for about $
5k in lithium
cells with plug-in charging and 100 mile range. That
modification would be half the price today. Such projects are
very, very tempting.

 


No, in the US the hybrid system warranty is 8 years/100,000 miles.

If in a CA emission state, the hybrid battery pack itself (not the
whole system) is further covered by the CA emissions warranty out to
10 years/150,000 miles on an AT-PZEV Prius (2004 and newer).

 

mrv@kluge.net wrote:

I see a "150,000 mile durability demonstration", and that
warranty of 10Y/150kmiles for CA cars. I bought that <$
k
platinum 7Y/100kmile warranty offered to the online community,
but don't expect to use that, either.

Good car.

 

In article


Ten years in California (and those other states that have adopted
California's emissions laws), and is eight years in the rest of the
country.

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