I have a 2004 Prius BC on order.
We travel for 2-4 weeks at a time several times a year on business. After reading some of the posts here, I'm becoming concerned about the Prius' ability to cope with this. In the case of the longer trips, the Prius will remain at home in our garage, and could be hooked up to a maintenance charger (there have been posts re: this, but not in regard to the 2004). We have a conventional car parked in Hawaii that maintains perfectly with a small solar panel charger.
It would be of use to us and others, too, to know proper ways to handle periods of nonuse without having to disconnect the 12v battery and lose memory in devices like the NAV system. I'm not sure if there are any implications for the main propulsion battery.
Forgive me if this is covered in detail in the owners manual--I haven't seen one yet. If not, I'd appreciate any helpful suggestions.
We travel for 2-4 weeks at a time several times a year on business. After reading some of the posts here, I'm becoming concerned about the Prius' ability to cope with this. In the case of the longer trips, the Prius will remain at home in our garage, and could be hooked up to a maintenance charger (there have been posts re: this, but not in regard to the 2004). We have a conventional car parked in Hawaii that maintains perfectly with a small solar panel charger.
It would be of use to us and others, too, to know proper ways to handle periods of nonuse without having to disconnect the 12v battery and lose memory in devices like the NAV system. I'm not sure if there are any implications for the main propulsion battery.
Forgive me if this is covered in detail in the owners manual--I haven't seen one yet. If not, I'd appreciate any helpful suggestions.