What to do with hybrid battery cells?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Purrius, Nov 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM.

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  1. Purrius

    Purrius Member

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    I received boxes of Prius parts, and one had battery cells for a hybrid battery (not sure which gen, possibly 3?). They look like they're in good condition, no danger pillows.

    I called Toyota to see what to do with them, and they told me to call dealerships in my area and figure out myself.

    The dealerships said they don't take them either and to call scrap yards.

    The scrap yards said no, but one did seriously suggest digging a hole and just throwing it in there lol

    So, uh... what's the actual thing I should do though? ¯⁠\⁠_(ಥ⩊ಥ)_⁠/⁠¯
     
    #1 Purrius, Nov 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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    I think Batteries + will accept them for recycling. If not, contact your county gov (or website) and they usually have information on special recycling events days and/or a list of places that will accept them. Our landfill has drop off areas for batteries.
     
    #2 Hayslayer, Nov 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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    I remember Hybrid Automotive selling battery modules. Perhaps they are interested. I had not head of anyone opening the modules to individual cells though.
     
    #3 Prodigyplace, Nov 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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    I haven't tried reconditioning battery modules myself, but there have been some on this forum who have done it. Maybe run a search and see if it is something you might do yourself. Otherwise, you'd think the old modules would still have some value to someone willing to recondition them. You could list them someplace like eBay, NextDoor, Craigslist or Facebook to see what you'd get.

    If that's the route you decide to go, it'd be great if you reply to the post with the info. I know that I have a few leftover from when I was playing whac-a-mole with one of mine, replacing the bad cells with reconditioned ones through the mail from Electron Automotive. I might also could be interested in selling mine, but hadn't thought about it.

    Good luck!
     
    #4 R_W, Nov 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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