How much are replacement batteries for the Prius?

Question

If the batteries are in the thousands of dollars then I'm not going to save any money even if they get 50 mpg/

Answer 1

As I have said to everyone that has asked this, I have not seen or heard of sence the Prius came out.
They Do not need replaceing unless damaged due to a accident, They have a 8 Year 100,000 mile warenty.
I have personaly worked on Prius's with close to 200,000 miles with the same battery with no fall off. Thye still run just like new and still get the same MPG.
If you do happen to get a cell go bad you can replace just the cell and not have to replace the whole thing.

Answer 2

A second opinion is in order. Unfortunately, some Toyota dealerships do not have a hybrid expert on staff, and diagnosing a bad hybrid battery is not straightforward at all. It shows up as a constellation of codes with one or two (I forget) that are most important. Hybrid battery failure in the second generation Prius is so rare that there is not a lot of information on it, either, and 160K miles is shockingly early for that failure... even the first generation did better than that. I am especially suspicious that it occurred after the aux battery was replaced. Aux battery problems are notorious for producing sympathetic problems in the hybrid system even after the aux battery has been replaced. If the second opinion is that the hybrid battery is at fault, you will do well to get Toyota America involved early in the process. The most common experience people have with them is that they tell the customer to leave them alone a few times then step up and split the bill with the customer. Persistence is the key.

Answer 3

This is not a very important question because Prius batteries are designed to last the lifetime of the car. They have 8-10 year warranties, and Priuses used as taxis have over 200,000 miles on the original battery. No Prius battery has been replaced due to old age.

If you do need a replacement after the 8-10 year warranty has expired, you can replace individual cells for hundreds of dollars if that will solve the problem. If you need to replace the entire battery, the rumor is that they currently cost $3000, but this price will probably decrease as Toyota makes more replacement battery packs.

In short, the battery is not a concern.

Answer 4

As stated already the battery thing is a non-issue. Here is one that has 333,333 so far on the original pack: http://john1701a.com/prius/owners/jesse4.htm (scroll to the bottom) There isn't really anything that would cause special maintenance requirements as engine oil changes are the same as any other car, transaxle fluid changes are the same as any manual trans, on the current model the serpentine belt on the engine drives only the water pump, there is no starter or alternator, and the brake pads have been known to last longer than 200,000 miles due to the fact that they are only used for panic stops and below about 7 MPH as that is the minimum speed for regeneration. About the only difficult thing that many would have the dealer do is the inverter coolant change as it can be a pain to get all of the air bled out.

Answer 5

#1 Yes you will and with a 8 year 100,000 mile warranty why worry. They are not thousands but about 3-500 a battery. You will get 52 and 48 Mpg which if figure gas is 3-4.00 a gallon you are using half the gas you would So instead you will save 80.00 every tank.

Answer 6

Batteries are about $3,000 and they are anticipated to last 150,000 miles - or "2-Cents a mile".
With gas @ $2.80-$3.20 a gallon, it's well worth the two cents a mile to get 50 MPG. My 2005 Prius has 75,000 miles on it and I average 50 MPG. You'll have to do the math with comparative vehicles to see if it makes sense.

Answer 7

The standard gas engine battery is about $150.00 or so. They hybrid battery is currently about $4000.00 but there is a 8 year, 100,000 mile warranty on it so its unlikely you will need to worry about it. I work at a Toyota dealer service dept and only replaced one (due to an auto accident, damaged) so I would say there pretty dependable.

Answer 8

The batteries are expensive as others have said. What I would be more worried about though is the maintenance expense. From what I've heard hybrids cost more to maintain because they can only worked on by a specially trained mechanic.

Answer 9

Call Toyota The same battery pack for the Nissan Altima is almost $5,000 And if used on the highway the gas milage is not as good more like a regular Corolla.

Answer 10

On Ebay, it is selling for approx $500.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-07-Toyota-Prius-Hybrid-Battery-Pack-OEM-LKQ_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ46098QQihZ009QQitemZ190177735534QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

but there are other sites that put the price much higher:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_it_cost_to_replace_a_toyota_prius_battery