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Can I put a gen 3 (regular) hybrid battery in a 2013 Prius C?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by MilkyWay, Dec 17, 2021.

  1. MilkyWay

    MilkyWay Active Member

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    Have a good gen 3 battery sitting around.

    Bought a Prius C says "Check Hybrid System" on dash and I suspect bad hybrid battery.

    With modifications is it possible to put the normal gen 3 battery in? Seen people say the Prius and Prius V are easily interchangeable with mods but didn't come across anything on the Prius C.
     
    #1 MilkyWay, Dec 17, 2021
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    Yes, you can use the gen 3 modules to replace the bad battery pack in the Prius C. The Prius C only has 10 modules while the gen 3 uses 14. I would load test and pick the best modules available so you don’t get any codes. Good luck!
     
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    clarification: the battery can't be used as is, but the modules inside your spare battery and your prius c battery are the same. One could transplant individual modules, but you don't have the right item to do an instant full battery swap.
     
    #3 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Dec 17, 2021
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    Not even with doing swaps/modifications it is physically impossible?
     
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    You mean blocks and not modules;).

    Two modules per block makes 20 modules for the "c" battery (y).
     
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    My mechanic will look at when in comes from Texas in a week or 2....But, is the "regular Prius" entire battery assembly too big? As in it is physically impossible to make it fit in the "C"?

    He puts gen 4 motors in gen 3s and is handy so thought maybe we can use the good regular prius battery we have on shelf.

    He can "slap a few cells" in the bad one but I don't like that idea.
     
    #6 MilkyWay, Dec 18, 2021
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    It's too big.

    The compatibility that you've been hearing about is that the blocks (of modules) inside that shiny metal case are exactly the same as the ones inside the Prius c and Prius v battery cases.

    The difference is the count: the c uses 10 blocks (20 modules) where your stored battery has 14 (28) and the v model has a larger one with more.

    So yes, you could still use the thing you have to repair that Prius c, it just won't be the plugging and playing of one big unit. So that's a very different sort of repair.
     
    #7 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Dec 18, 2021
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    Yes. Thanks for the clarification.
     
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    The hatchback and v use the same hv battery
     
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    Sorry, I must've been thinking of the hybrid camry battery.

    Either way, the 3rd generation battery on the shelf won't fit in a prius c, but pieces of it might.
     
    #10 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Dec 20, 2021
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