Subj : Re: Big Storms
To   : Nightfox
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Wed Jul 17 2024 15:34:24

  Re: Re: Big Storms
  By: Nightfox to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Jul 17 2024 10:40 am

 > It's like having a generator (which might not be a had idea, especially if
 > power loss is a semi-common thing where you live).

Yeah, I should bite the bullet and buy one.

 > Did you ever have to replace the battery in your Prius?  That's still one of
 > the things I'd be concerned about if I had a hybrid/EV, as I've heard batter
 > replacement in those cars tends to be fairly expensive.

No, never did. I had a 2014 plug-in Prius, drove it for 9 years and 190,000 miles before it was totalled. The battery still had 75% charge, according to a diagnostic I ran.

Battery prices are getting cheaper as time goes on. It used to be $3000+ for a Gen3 prius, now it's half-that - and there are Lithium Ion batteries with more charge and less weight than the original NiMH batteries.

I'm tempted to pick up a Gen3 Prius with a bad battery and replace the battery with one of the new LiIon batteries. I've seen decent condition Priuses with dead batteries for $3K. To get a running Prius with a known good/new battery for $5K would be a steal.
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