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What brand of Automotive Battery (Regular 12v) do you use?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by timtim2008, Jul 20, 2009.

  1. timtim2008

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    What brand of Automotive Battery (Regular 12v) do you use?
     
    #1 timtim2008, Jul 20, 2009
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    AFAIK only the OEM Toyota battery or the Optima with an adapter kit will work.
     
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    I put an Optima in my Porsche a couple years back. It was a definite improvement.

    When the 12v battery in my Prius bites the dust (hopefully 3-4+ years from now!), I'll likely pony up for an Optima.
     
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