Where can the OE main battery be bought for a decent price

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Jkman, Jun 22, 2026 at 5:41 PM.

  1. rjparker

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    Hold the presses! Toyota is and has been knowingly selling unsafe lithium-ion batteries for many years! In fact that's all you can get in their best selling Rav4s! Oh the humanity! Why weren't we warned! Dadgum phones are equally unsafe!

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    Dang. Why did Toyota sabotage a small American company by letting them install their lithium batteries without a proper bms? Toyota must have known!

    Toyota should immediately hire those crafty California battery gurus as safety consultants!


    I bet Mazda knows what's going on:
    Seriously, this sounds like a plan for the repair your own nimh crowd. But the California battery gurus better be consulted!

    By the way, Tesla is drinking the lithium-ion koolaid as well! Call in the Marines!
     
    #21 rjparker, Jun 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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