subject: What are your options when your Prius Battery Dies? [print this page] Author: Sam Adams Author: Sam Adams
What are your options when your Prius Battery Dies? Well you are going to have to replace it. But how much does that cost, and what is the best option to go with? What are your options when your Prius battery dies? Basically, it needs to be replaced or re-charged. Although there are only 3 chargers in the U.S. that can charge a Prius battery, and it will cost you as much as you can get one rebuilt for, except a rebuild won't die right away again. For those of you with an 04'-09' Toyota Prius, your options are cheap and simple. You can buy a battery for around 4 to $500 dollars on ebay and away you go! This isn't so simple for those of you with a Toyota Prius that was made in the years 01' - 03'. However, keep reading because I am happy to show you how you can solve your problem just as easy as the people with the 04' and up Prius' can. So what do you need to do to get the ball rolling on replacing your prius battery? First things first, you need to know for sure that your Toyota Prius battery is actually dead, and that it needs to be replaced! Then you can start planning to get the replacement changed in. So, it will cost you around $500 dollars to rebuild a battery by yourself using simple hand tools that you can find around your house. But you may want to use a guide to help walk you though it. Once you have rebuilt the battery yourself, and saved yourself the $3,500 hundered that Toyota was going to charge you. You can get back on the road with some money left in your pocket! Learn more about rebuilding the battery packs here: http://www.squidoo.com/Prius_Problems About the Author:
