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Prius Battery Replacement (GenII) Like you've never seen - NEW Cylindrical Cells

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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    Sometimes but not always. A LCL (Less than Container Load) freight order is volume/weight dependent and really depends on the consolidator. You have to pay for shipping from factory to port, the LCL freight, receiving port fees, potential clearing fees, and then shipping from receiving port to your house. All of this in addition to waiting about a month for the goods.

    My last LCL freight container for a completely unrelated product of mine went through 3 companies, each with different insurance requirements. Additionally a freight container may be pulled for customs inspections at any time. Sometimes it is just a paperwork check, sometimes, it is a pure visual inspection, sometimes, a full container x-ray, or more. When you ship LCL your stuff is mixed in with lots of other people's stuff and it is more likely to be scanned. My last LCL freight was randomly selected for x-ray. That was a $750 fee for every LCL item in the container. Doesn't matter if it is a $20 toy or $200K worth of batteries, everyone in the container needs to pay $750, that's the fee.

    So for single quantities, sea freight is usually cheaper if you can wait a month. Air freight is more consistent in pricing since every parcel is independent on the metal tube and gets there in a few days.
     
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    They're coming along...

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    Are these available for purchase yet?
     
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    Looking to be available next week. There are a few left of this batch up for grabs if you are interested.
     
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    Anytime I read or hear the phrase Aluminum tube I immediately get a Dave Chapelle as President Bush flashback. Thanks.
     
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    Well, I can say they look good. If they work as good as they look, you might make a bunch of diy Prius freaks very happy. Myself included.
     
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    Great. I have my eye on an 08 and it has a bad battery.
    Btw I'm new here and was wondering if there is a place on PC to sell cars.
     
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    I will use this on every dimwit that I encounter. Got to love it. So true.
     
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    Looking more like the week after next. Won't ship until mid of next week, I should have them next weekend, so the first people will get them the week after that probably in the 26-28th range.

    There is 1 pack still unclaimed as of now, but 2 people on the fence for it. First to commit, gets it. Next batch will be about a month after these and be more normally priced, I want some more results in the wild.
     
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    Looks like @Prodigyplace answered your for-sale question.

    If or when you need that 2008 battery, let me know. I'm in Kentucky all the time (Georgetown area), usually once every 1-2 months at a minimum. :)
     
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    Nope. Been to the zen garden Toyota put in, that was quite nice. Most of my travel is for leisure, sometimes I add in a business meeting while away though.
     
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    It only takes two samples to get an average. After that, standard deviation and confidence that the average is representative of the population becomes the issue. At some point, data saturation is obtained and further samples are not significant.
     
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    The ONLY safe choice.
     
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    If you don't mind, can you let us know what "normally priced" will be for the next batch?
     
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    $1600 with shipping included is the price I am trying to build off of, but don't hold me to it yet. That's what I currently have listed as the retail price on the website.
     
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    Any new info on this new battery kit some of you thought you might test?
     
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    Batteries arrived from my factory today. Starting inventory and testing on my side. Waiting on a few packaging materials to arrive as well. Hope to ship out the first units this week.

    All packs have been sold.

    The next batch will likely be available in the beginning of December timeframe. I will be opening up pre-orders for that batch in the coming days on the website: New Prius Battery Kit (GEN2, 2004-2009) - New Prius Batteries LLC
     
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