Where can the OE main battery be bought for a decent price

Replacement hybrid battery pack prices used to be just barely under $2k, but not anymore... Good news is a far superior sodium-ion is available at saltyhybrid.com for $1900.

As for putting this much money into the car, consider that any new battery pack you buy can later be used in a different Prius or Prius V up to year 2015. It also gives you years to keep an eye out for a great price on a Prius that has a bad battery so your wife eventually gets a nicer newer Prius when the '08 gets the next bad thing wrong with it.

 

Start online to look for prices of the OEM hybrid battery. Look at dealerships that you are willing to drive to. Some dealerships do not give spare part prices online. In that case, you will need to call the dealership.

How long do you plan on keeping the car?

One option is to buy a complete hybrid battery assembly from a junkyard near you or at a place online like LKQ. I would seriously look hard at that option. The newer the battery, the better. Look at prices of a Gen 4 that had NiMh battery.

Another option is to buy a refurbished battery from places Greentech, Greenbean, etc.

 

Jkman was already screwed by the NexPower NexCell lithium battery. Do you think he would buy the Sodium-Ion battery from the same company that screwed him??? You can't be serious.

 

If OP was a customer previously he'll likely qualify for the out-of warranty replacement program and can get a pack for $1100.

What's more, sodium-Ion is a proven product for getting close to four years in cars on the road everyday all over the world with large scale vendor distribution via Greenbean/LKQ, Hybrid Geek, My New Battery and others. The factory is shipping 500 units a month with production continuing to rise and there's been no issues with reliability with Sodium-ion.

But if you want to live in the past regarding a discontinued products from 6 years ago I'll give you a ride in my daily driver, which has one of the first prototype packs from October 2020 and it still runs great.

 

The production version of the NexPower sodium-ion battery has only been available for sale for a little less than two years.

Can you please answer the question of why NexPower continued selling the Lithium-Ion version, knowing it had problems? When exactly did NexPower know there was a problem with it?

EDIT:

Are you saying that there have been zero warranty claims so far for the sodium-ion version since they were released for sale on July 4th, 2024?

We publicity didn't hear of any problems for the first two years of sale of the Lithium-Ion version either.

 

FWIW; you may be able to find an untouched OEM core, in a junk yard - so you don't eat the entire $1.3K core charge.

Good Luck....

 

Prototype Testing with Sodium-Ion cells in Prius began in late 2023 and those torture tested pack are still on the road... That was V1 currently at V3 with V4 coming out next year. The product is constantly being refined to build on existing reliability and performance.

As for Lithium-Ion, Nexpower has never sold those because they aren't safe.

As for LiFeP04 Nexpower did use those when company first started because they're a lower density and won't set the car on fire if they fail. Factory production of those packs was shut down as soon a generous full replacement warranty pushed the business to the brink of insolvency/shutting down.

 

I am pretty sure you can buy a Genuine OEM battery pack on the Toyota Parts direct from dealership site. The have 25% coupons every 3 months.

 

Priuscamper stands to make another commission. Simple as that.

 

For what it's worth. My friend has a 2012 Highlander Hybrid. I told him to go with Green Bean probably 5 years ago. I think he paid $1800 for a lifetime warranty and a $100 service charge for each battery swap. His first battery lasted 4 years. He is on his 2nd battery with no issues. I could be off on the trip charge but it's right around $100 for them to come out and swap the battery. I think he had to wait 3 weeks for them to source a battery. He's probably a year into the replacement battery.

 

I apologize to the OP for hijacking his thread.

In post #5 you wrote:

In post #8 you wrote:

Lets assume that late 2023 means November or December 2023. So the NexPower prototype sodium-ion battery has been tested for 2 years and 7 or 8 months. NOT the "close to four years" that you wrote in post #1. Details matter!

Yes you are correct. I should have written LiFePo4 battery instead of lithium-ion battery. Details matter! Jack referred to his battery as "Project Lithium".

Lithium-ion batteries are safe. They are used in cell phones, tablets, laptops, cars for many years. You just need a properly designed BMS.