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After market battery replacement?

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by inferno, Jun 17, 2016.

  1. inferno

    inferno Senior Member

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    Has anyone done this or heard of it? It was so popular with gen 2...i can only imagine that batteries these days could yield 15 miles ev due to density... Is this possible to upgrade and or replace the batteries?
     
    #1 inferno, Jun 17, 2016
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    ericbecky Hybrid Battery Hero

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    There never was much development for the Gen1.
    The Gen2 is better suited for this type of conversion.
    Even so, it is quite costly.
    It'd be cheaper to just buy a used Nissan Leaf.
     
    #2 ericbecky, Jun 17, 2016
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    I want my plugin hybrid...not pure electric :\
     
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    ericbecky Hybrid Battery Hero

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    Then Gen 2 is where all the development was/is.
    System will cost $7,000 - $11,000.
     
    #4 ericbecky, Jun 17, 2016
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    If there was PiP development to increase battery (or replace battery) capacity - similar to our phones...and it costs between $5,000-$7,000 - people might do it while avoiding the cost of a $30k car after incentives..
     
    #5 inferno, Jun 17, 2016
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    the battery in the prime takes up so much space, i'm not sure how much 'development' there has been.
     
    #6 bisco, Jul 7, 2016
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