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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by bwilson4web, Mar 23, 2010.

  1. bwilson4web

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    If you have a Prius traction battery you need to get rid of, call these folks:

    Remanufactured Hybrid Vehicle Battery Packs

    They are mostly interested in packs with the electronics but you can always ask.

    FYI, I have no financial or business association with them. Rather I support the work they do in extending the life of Prius by traction battery refurbishment.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    that's fabulous bob, thanks for the direction. do you think the reconditioned batteries are actually better than new?
     
    #2 bisco, Mar 23, 2010
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    Anytime someone mention the cost of the replacement battery, link them to Re-Involt!
     
    #3 usbseawolf2000, Mar 23, 2010
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    There is a price-performance tradeoff but for the price, I think ReinVolt is a cost effective solution for the NHW11. For the NHW20, I don't have enough experience to make that call.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    I am not sure if these are the people who were at Green Drive Expo (Hybridfest) in 2009. There were a lot of interested people and some who were using their rebuilt packs. I heard a lot of good things.
     
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    Do you know the ball park cost to recondition HV pack for NHW11? They have 1 year / unlimited mile warranty. I wonder how much longer the reconditioned pack last.
     
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    The packs are $1475 plus core for a 2ng gen. Their warranty is 12 months/unlimited miles. It's not entirely clear to me what they do - they knock replacing only failed cells as being dangerous, so I'm assuming they replace all 37 (?) cells in the battery. They will install for an additonal $300. I'd like to know a little more about what they do but their website and videos are particularly informative.
     
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    Seems like a good idea to me.The idea of recycling batteries of the size of those in the Prius seems entirely logical. Not available in the UK, and there probably won't be a market for it to make it worthwhile for a few years, by which time hopefully battery technology will have moved on and prices will have fallen dramatically.
     
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    Not entirely on topic [although it wasn't strictly about reinvolt
    to begin with], but for us experimenters and other geeks who might
    have some dead modules kicking around we can't use anymore,
    your local Batteries Plus will take them.
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    I tried Toyota including the "customer experience" line; they'll
    only accept full, assembled battery boxes at dealerships which is
    all kinds of braindead since the modules all go into the same
    process regardless...
    .
    _H*
     
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    Toyota requires battery packs to be assembled because the bolts, braces, and box provide a safe, sturdy, enclosed container during shipping, just as it does in the car.
     
    #10 jk450, Apr 4, 2010
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    Their home page displays what is purported to be a corroded "2004 Gen II Prius battery at 89,000 miles".

    The pack is clearly an older Gen I battery pack.
     
    #11 jk450, Apr 4, 2010
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