Prius batteries on Craigslist

[berettafan]

05 Prius hybrid battery cells


Curious to see what sort of industry pops up (if any) to deal with what is going to be a LOT of stale batteries. Are these no different from regular 12v car batteries or is there some other opportunity/cost here?

[john70t]

Instead of a $3-5000 new hybrid drive battery, replace only the dead cell for $40 each.

Not too complicated.
There are good YT videos showing the process. One guy changes the whole battery in thirteen minutes start to finish.
https://www.torquenews.com/1083/dont-buy-new-toyota-prius-hybrid-battery-have-it-repaired-instead
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2014/04/09/replacing-a-dead-prius-hybrid-battery-doesnt-have-to-cost-thousands-of-dollars/#75a6e0a73ee9

Use smartphone software to check cells:
https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Prius-battery-diagnostic-app/dp/B07DCZG45G free
https://obd2-torque-pro.en.softonic.com/iphone?ex=MOB-609.4 payware

I don't know if the OBD2 port Bluetooth dongle is required, probably so. Only a couple bucks or so.
It would be cool if the computer could be accessed directly through phone pairing

[Scott R]

Originally Posted by john70t

Instead of a $3-5000 new hybrid drive battery, replace only the dead cell for $40 each.

Not too complicated.
There are good YT videos showing the process. One guy changes the whole battery in thirteen minutes start to finish.
https://www.torquenews.com/1083/dont-buy-new-toyota-prius-hybrid-battery-have-it-repaired-instead
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2014/04/09/replacing-a-dead-prius-hybrid-battery-doesnt-have-to-cost-thousands-of-dollars/#75a6e0a73ee9

Use smartphone software to check cells:
https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Prius-battery-diagnostic-app/dp/B07DCZG45G free
https://obd2-torque-pro.en.softonic.com/iphone?ex=MOB-609.4 payware

I don't know if the OBD2 port Bluetooth dongle is required, probably so. Only a couple bucks or so.
It would be cool if the computer could be accessed directly through phone pairing

I'll trade my hybrid in before I resort to that witches brew.

[mattdavis11]

It would be wiser to dive in to the market of inverter water pumps and combination meters.

Both failed on the 2007 I drove.