Possible to drive 2006 prius never replacing hybrid battery.

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Simple answer : No

 

The hybrid battery is the power to start the car, so you could NEVER turn it off.

The hybrid battery is the sink for the regenerative brakes, so half your braking system would not work.

You will find that the Atkinson cycle engine is completely gutless, your Prius will be MUCH less quick. 0-60 in 30 seconds instead of 11 seconds.

For all practical purposes, no. In most states, it is not legal to fuel up with the car running.

 

i have to disagree. i have driven all 3 of my prius without ever replacing the hybrid battery

 

Your question is too vague.

 

Welcome. To combine the various possible responses to the vague question, the answer would be, "Yes, but only if the hybrid battery never fails."

 

Install a 12 volt starter so you can crank?

 

The answer is no. You have to have at least a semi working battery with enough power in it to start the engine. If you want a car with the same size engine and no traction battery buy an old Scion.

 

Between finding a place somewhere to mount and engage it, and reprogramming the ECUs to accommodate the new configuration, I can't image this could possibly be cost effective compared to buying a new battery. And it would still perform terribly compared to a properly working Prius.

 

True, but I got a strong smell of sarcasm from his comment.

 

Hard to believe... my 2006 Prius has 37,000 miles. Is age or mileage the greater predictor for HV battery failure - should I be concerned? Also ... I purchased a "BlueDriver" OBDII link for my gf's Turbo S VW Beetle; she left for vacation, sending it to me for my Gen II Prius. On first blush I am disappointed with the readouts. Is there a better one I should consider or look into this one further?

 

Heat is the greatest predictor, but between the two you chose, age.

Boston should not be as hot as long as many areas are.

Mileage is not a great predictor, as more mileage implies more time being charged, which is good.

 

welcome!
unfortunately, yes. a battery used that little is a negative, not a plus. really, there's no point to owning a hybrid if you don't drive much.
get dr prius, hybrid assistant, torque or tech stream if you want to monitor the battery. do not leave them connected full time.
the good news is that for $1,600., you can toss in a brand new battery when the time comes, and you'll almost have a brand new vehicle.

all the best!

 

another one hit wonder?

 

Auto Enginiuty does a good job on battery modules as well, with the Toyota expansion.. I still have my 06' prius with the same battery pack
still runs at 60 SOC most driving, and still charges back quickly. Now that I found out the battery fan is NG, I'm in a rush to get that fixed
and save this 13 year old pack...
With Auto Enginuity one can even plot the BTV or BTA's and SOC's or even temps etc. in real time...
It outputs an excel file of the plots.
I once made a 3D plot of all the above along with MG1&MG2 rpm's and temps during a 15 minute ride. The file was huge but it worked great! Sorry it only works in bimbos...i mean windows.
This is the ONLY reason I keep an old laptop with bimbos XP on it...We run linux only now.