If you go directly to the Optima site and do a search for DS46B24R you'll get a page where you can order the battery directly at the $200 price......
Here is a link to the Exide site where you can find a sales outlet in your area. Flat Plate AGM
Thanks for the explanation. I'm not really expecting to save gas. I just don't see any reason to have the ICE start/stop as it does a short...
If you leave the car in "ON" then the traction battery is connected and the inverter is running. Also, the AC is running so you can lose SoC...
About 6 months ago I replaced the AUX battery with an Optima Yellow Top. Since then I have noticed that on occasion the HV Battery SoC will drop from...
In another forum where I "lurk" one of the members bought a set of the Toyota SAE papers dealing with the Prius "C". He found an interesting...
Had the Optima DS46B24R battery installed on Wednesday at the local Toyota dealer. It took them about an hour (including washing the car, checking...
There is no "sink" since the accelerator linkage is totally fly by wire. I have a 2005/80kmiles and over the time I have observed the same thing....
I've got nearly 80,000 miles on a 2005 and just replaced the Nokian i3 tires I installed at about 24,000 miles. They still had about 2mm tread depth...
DS46B24R INSTALLATION If you are not comfortable doing the Optima DS46B24R battery installation yourself here is a possible solution. Rather than...
August 2005 (72,000 miles) for me. I'm starting to get a little nervous because if the 12V battery in the Prius dies like they do in other cars...
Re: Toyota to replace 3.8M gas pedals - Washington Post In my opinion, Toyota will use this "opportunity" to replace the entire assembly. This...
Itr has to be true. It's in the NY Times.... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/business/worldbusiness/11toyota.html?hp
Earthshaking? Strong Earthquake Strikes Near Japan - Yahoo! News
DETROIT - Hybrid vehicles are on track to reach record U.S. sales this year, an auto information company said Thursday. An estimated 187,000...
By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer 16 minutes ago TOKYO - A decade after the first Prius went on sale, Toyota's global sales of hybrid vehicles...
I'm surprised it lasted this long. It was a real "oinker". The week I bought my Prius I had stopped in to a Honda dealer and they were pushing the...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tnymntna @ May 11 2007, 12:16 PM) 440132</div> Damn good price for the clear bra if it includes the complete package of...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dmckinstry @ Mar 19 2007, 09:55 AM) 408437</div> I have also followed the old-wives tail of using the slowest pump...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beryl Octet @ Mar 3 2007, 08:09 AM) 399489</div> When you, i.e. Japan, manipulates its currency it's done in a way that...
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