In the November issue of Car and Driver, Editor-in-Chief Csaba Csere writes about plug-in hybrids. He says "a replacement battery (sic) for the Prius costs about $6000". Some time ago I remember reading an article which quoted a Toyota engineer with regard to battery cost saying that it was unlikely one would have to replace the entire battery pack at one time, but if that did occur, the cost would be in the neighborhood of $2500. This is not an exact quote, but my recollection of the statement. Csere makes it sound like it is one battery, rather than multiple batteries wired together, but replaceable individually.
Does anyone have the real scoop, and how much it would cost? With a ten year, 150,000 mile warranty here in Calif. I am not greatly concerned at the moment, but would like to pass on the information to the magazine should it differ substantially from what Csere has reported.
Does anyone have the real scoop, and how much it would cost? With a ten year, 150,000 mile warranty here in Calif. I am not greatly concerned at the moment, but would like to pass on the information to the magazine should it differ substantially from what Csere has reported.