Wondering what it’ll cost to replace your Toyota Prius Battery?

Why go for a Toyota car with a Prius battery? The answer is quite simple…it’ll save you a lot of money on fuel.

Yet, just like any storage cell, you can wake up to a dead battery. You might notice mysterious drops in the battery’s charge, notice your gas engine running more than it’s meant to or even discover that your battery gauge never reaches or shows ‘full ‘anymore.

This isn’t something you’re looking forward to but if you’re in this situation or want to know what your options are before going for that Prius battery-powered car then we’ve got you covered.

Relax and read on. It’ll be worth your while.

How Does A Prius Battery Work?

Inside a Toyota Prius battery are 168 1.2-Volt nickel-metal-hydride cells, which contain about 1.6 kilowatt-hours of energy. Also, its peak power output is about 27 kilowatts.

The Toyota Prius is among the most popular hybrid cars in the world. It was launched in August 1997 in Japan and has sold about 12 million units worldwide.

This car was designed to help reduce the number of harmful car emissions in urban cities.

As of 2004, the Toyota Prius was the North American Car of the Year.

What’s A Hybrid Car?

The term ‘hybrid’ is used when there are two different elements mixed or combined.

For a hybrid car, this means there will be at least two energy forms that would be used to make driving your car down the road possible.

Typically, these would be the hybrid battery [Prius batter] and an electric motor combined with your car’s gas engine. This is what gives many hybrid cars the fuel efficiency they possess.

If you’ve got a Toyota Prius, it’s the same as owning a hybrid car just as we’ve earlier explained.

A hybrid car combines the use of an electric battery drive system [in this case, the Prius battery] and an internal gas combustion engine to reduce emissions from your car and help optimize fuel usage.

Here’s How A Prius Battery Works:

When Your Car Is On High Speed.

During heavy acceleration, your car wheels will need more power. To increase the power to the wheels, your car’s gas engine and electric motor will need to work hand in hand.

This combined working effort of the electric motor and gas engine is only possible due to the power-split transmission responsible for combining the power each one puts out.

At this rate, the electric motor makes use of electricity from the battery and the generator as needed. It also gets the battery powered up by the gas engine.