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Traction battery?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by momstoys, Nov 21, 2009.

  1. momstoys

    momstoys New Member

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    I saw the words traction in several posts but don't know what that is. Same as the 12V? I couldn't find those words in my owners manual. Thanks for any enlightenment.
     
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  2. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    When people refer to the traction battery they are talking about the hybrid battery or drive battery. The 12v battery is usually refereed to as 12v or Auxiliary battery. :)
     
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    Railway electric traction, the use of electric motors to propel rail cars [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traction[/ame]

    As F8L said, the traction battery stores energy to be used primarily to propel the vehicle. Think about a steam traction engine which later, when the internal combustion engine was substituted for the steam engine became a tractor.
     
    #3 patsparks, Nov 21, 2009
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    JimN Let the games begin!

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    Left photo shows the edge of the traction battery behind & below the rear seats. Right photo shows the 12v battery tucked in the right rear corner.
     

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    Toyota actually uses "HV battery" for the traction or high voltage battery and "Auxillary battery" for the 12V battery in the tech literature.
     
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