Make gen 1 totally electric, plug in.

You Finns are all rich aren't you? Why don't you just get a used Tesla?

 

"Strangulating" the fuel lines, won't solve anything. Instead, the computer would detect that the SFI system has a problem, and then failed to start.
That would ki your battery, as you'd try to keep starting the car.

 

Gen 1 Prius's aren't designed to run on only the batteries, and don't have the capacity to do so. Eliminating the gas engine won't allow the car to move.

 

i am sure there is a way to make it all electric. iirc, you have to spoof the computers to think it is out of gas, and of course, add more batteries.

there are lots of old threads here on how it is done, if you can dig them up, but i might be thinking about gen2.

since the plug in prius arrived in 2012, most people have lost interest, and most after market companies have gone out of business.

 

The Gen 1 battery will go about 1-2 miles in electric-only mode.
So you'd have to have a very short commute.

To go any further you would need to add extra batteries.
The batteries would be quite expensive. $5000-$10,000. Plus the labor to install and extra parts like a charger, battery monitor, and cabling.
Even then your range would likely be 40-60 miles.

Can it be done? Yes.

But you may be better off buying a used EV like Nissan Leaf.

 

can you find salvage working batteries?

 

Of course. For $3,000-$5,000.

There are some diy electric car sites you could check out.

The Prius would be a pretty poor choice for an EV. There is not a good way to integrate batteries with the motor.

Better to choose a different car. Or buy someone else's project.

There are plenty of them available in my area (Wisconsin) for under $5000. I'm sure you can easily find something it your area.

 

there's a guy here from france, whose friend converted his g2 i think. pretty sweet ride iirc