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Real world results of battery testing, maintenance + costs over all gen's of Prius & others!

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by That_Prius_Car, Jan 19, 2014.

  1. That_Prius_Car

    That_Prius_Car Austin Kinser

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    2016 Prius
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    Two
    So since I've been talking about getting out of my leased Honda Insight and into a used second generation Prius with 101,000 miles (see my last thread for full story) I've been doing lots of research on how the Prius ages using science. I've owned many Prius' but I'm extra looking into it this time.

    Anyhow, check out all this info! They have everything!!

    Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity - Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    Needless to say, I was surprised at how well the Honda hybrid battery held up in the Insight compared to the Prius battery. I always figured the IMA batteries had hard, short lived lives.

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