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There's not enough charge in the hybrid battery to start the engine and you need to charge and balance it with a high volt trickle charger like the ones sold by Maxx Volts and Hybrid Automotive. Or you can build one yourself for cheap: Build Hybrid Battery Maintenance Gear For Under $100 | PriusChat

 

your government at work...

 

If they said it needs new batteries (eg two) then its likely the high voltage battery is bad as well. It turns over the engine. You could get a bluetooth obd2 reader and an app like Dr Prius to gather better information on the current condition. Or get it to a hybrid shop or Toyota dealer for a diagnostic.

Trying to "refurb" the battery is time consuming, requires tearing down the battery and skill, and ultimately may not last long if it works at all. That goes for third party refurbs as well. New is the way to go from $1600 diy to $3000 installed. First be sure that is the problem. A bad jump can cause fuses and fusible links to blow.

 

Lots of .gov covid damaged non-operational hybrids for sale right now.

 

at least they were honest about it. i hope op got a great price

 

I would first try to put 4 gallons of gas in it and see if it’ll fire up. With the combination meter not working, you can’t see the gas meter

 

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