The Toyota Prius' battery pack just got something like a five-star rating from a truly seasoned professional – a 50-year aircraft technician. Bob Osemlak, who'd served more than three of those ...

A re you thinking about getting an electric vehicle but have some reservations about making the switch? Perhaps the high ...

Component Cost Prius Hybrid Battery Pack $967-$1,118 Labor $56-$71 (Prices courtesy of RepairPal) Batteries for a Prius cost ...

The changes start with the plug-in's new lithium-ion battery pack. Much smaller than the packs used in the two most popular plug-in vehicles on the market, the Prius Plug-in's 176-pound ...

Lithium battery packs reaching the end of their life usually ... One of the most interesting examples we’ve heard of this is in the Toyota Prius, but that’s a story for another time.

Then its gas mileage drops to 43 mpg, one less than a standard Prius--because it has to haul around the extra weight of the larger and now-depleted battery pack. Unlike other plug-in hybrid models ...

It produced an even more anemic 121 hp, but it more than doubled the EPA range to 25 miles in pure EV mode with an 8.8 kWh battery pack. Toyota overhauled the Prius Prime for 2023, and the ...

The Prius Plug-In is not the most rewarding of drives, with the heavier battery pack serving to make it feel even more unwieldy when cornering. The Prius Plug-in feels just like the regular Toyota ...

With a 13.6-kilowatt-hour battery pack, the base Prius PHEV SE can travel up to 44 miles on electricity alone. The XSE and XSE Premium, with larger wheels and heavier option loads, are rated for ...

By 2011, U.S. sales reached the 1 million mark. The Prius uses a gasoline engine and an electric motor with a battery pack. The hybrid system saves fuel by using the electric motor at low speeds ...