New Battery, Emissions Failed (1G)

Took my 2001 Prius in to get emissions and safety inspected for the first time in Pennsylvania. The car "failed" emissions, although there was no CEL on. Coincidentally, I replace the battery a couple days ago (the old one was DEAD). It was suggested to me (by a friend in California) that the new battery may be causing the fail since the internal diagnostics haven't had enough of a history to adequately judge whether the car is up to snuff. Does this sound likely? If so -- is there any way around it (other than waiting until it establishes enough of a history)?

The inspection place I took it to seemed to have had no experience with hybrid cars (it's western Pennsylvania). They suggested doing a "drive cycle" prior to having it re-inspected (although the specific list of drive cycle activities were pulled from a 2001 Camry list since they couldn't find one for the Prius). Does it make sense that *that* might fix the problem?

The car was tested warm (had been driven at mostly freeway speeds for about 30 miles prior to the test, then driven the same speeds/distance again after its first failure and before being re-tested).

Any help is much appreciated and apologies in advance for posting a G1 question here.

Thanks,

bk412

 

Cool -- appreciate the help!

bk412