02-13-2021, 11:21 AM | #1 |
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Toyota Prius
Why are people not using Toyota Prius batteries to make a battery pack? There sure are a lot of them for sale.
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02-13-2021, 11:45 AM | #2 |
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Re: Toyota Prius
Most Prius (except the new ones) uses a Nimh battery, not lithium. Much like your crusty old makita from 20 years ago
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02-13-2021, 05:33 PM | #3 |
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Re: Toyota Prius
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02-19-2021, 03:38 PM | #4 |
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Re: Toyota Prius
I saw Prius cells that were Nimh online, but I read an article from Toyota that stated they were using both lithium and Nimh. I don't know what cars used what, but they said this way if there was a disruption in the supply line of one or the other they could rapidly switch to the other chemistry. So maybe you did see some Prius lithium cells? I just know that last time I was looking the Prius cells I found were all nimh. $0.02
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02-19-2021, 03:54 PM | #5 |
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Re: Toyota Prius
In 2016 they switched to lithium. Pre 2016 was all nimh.
I don’t know anything about the lithium cells they are using now, what the voltages of the cells or modules are, specs of them, etc. I haven’t dealt with Prius in a few years. But remember Prius is a hybrid so likely the capacity of the cells is lower, because it still has a gas engine. It’s not a fully electric car meant to go a few hundred miles like a leaf or Chevy volt. |
02-19-2021, 04:04 PM | #6 |
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Re: Toyota Prius
Don't know about newer Prius but the older ones had a fairly small NiMh battery that could only go about 2 miles electric only.
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02-19-2021, 04:29 PM | #7 |
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Re: Toyota Prius
My limited understanding of the "Hybrid" cars.
The battery drive kicks in to get the car off the line where the most demand is (where the engine burns the most fuel) Then once the car is moving the gas engine takes over and powers the car and recharges the battery bank. So it makes sense that the batteries are smaller since the demand intermittent. My friend had one of the early Hybrid Prius, I would ask about his milage and he never paid it any mind... After he had the car for about 12 years with a lengthy commute daily, I looked at the odo one day and he had over 380,000 miles on it with relatively low maintenance. I was very impressed. Would not buy one personally due to what I need out of a vehicle. But if I found myself back in a position of being a "Road technician" and traveling... That would change my mind pretty quick. Back in the late 90s early 2000s I was a road tech and my territory was the entire state of PA... There were weeks my Milage checks equaled or exceeded my actual pay check. for many years I drove a 98 Honda Civic Wagon. Loved that car. Put well over 200,000 on that car. It rotted out from under me. |
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