I love the Toyota Prius. I bought my Prius brand new from a dealership in Waterford, MI in the fall of 2005. It is the only car I have ever kept until the loan was paid off, and even then I was in no ...
As a hybrid vehicle, the battery on the Toyota Prius is just as important as its gas tank, providing an equal measure of mobilizing power in addition to all the usual things a car battery does like ...
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Like many articles, this one started with a reader question. Casey Krakowiecki wrote: I'm interested in buying a new Toyota Prius hybrid. I hope you can answer a couple of questions that will help me.
Believe it or not, the humble Toyota Prius has been on sale in the U.S. for 12 years. While many of these original 2000 Priuses are still giving their owners the same gas milage they did when new, ...
I just got word that my 2005 Prius, with 110,000 miles, needs a new hybrid battery. I got the car new, and it's been well-maintained, but the battery has not given us the 150,000 or 180,000 miles that ...
Q A friend told me you were asking about Prius folks with beyond 150,000 miles. I have a story for you. Pat Moran El Dorado Hills A I love good stories. Q I loved my old Prius, a 2005 model that might ...
Shannon is the newest member of the "Dead 12V Club." Even a 2024 Prius isn't immune to battery blues, leaving owners carrying ...
Mark McNabb was a contributor at TopSpeed from 2013 to 2018. Growing up, Mark always had a mind for tinkering on random items throughout his home and dad’s garage, including a 1953 Ford Mainline and ...
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. lowered the price of its first- and second-generation NiMH Prius replacement battery by 10 percent today. The lowered price -- $2,229 for the 2000-03 first-generation battery ...
First the thieves came for the car radios, and I did not speak out. Then it was airbags. And now, according to Toyota dealers, battery packs are increasingly becoming the target of smash-and-grab ...