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Buying Prius replacement batteries just got cheaper

The last announcement we have from Toyota this morning is a price reduction on replacement Prius batteries. Both first-gen and second-gen NiMH packs will now be at least ten percent cheaper to replace than before. The new prices for the packs are $2,299 for the 2000-2003 model years and $2,588 for the 2004-2008 model years. This is down from a previous price of $2,985 for either model. Toyota said that "technology and volume related advancements" were responsible for the price decrease. While current Prius owners who need a fresh power set ... Read more →

Wisconsin gives Johnson Controls-Saft $500,000 for hybrid battery tech Sebastian Blanco

The State of Wisconsin will give Johnson Controls-Saft a half-million dollar grant to aid in the development of hybrid battery technology, it was announced yesterday. The grant is part of Wisconsin ...

When it comes to hybrid batteries, it's the U.S. of dependency Sebastian Blanco

click to enlarge The Detroit Free Press' Justin Hyde has a new article out about just how reliant the Big Three are on other countries for all of their new-fangled high-tech parts, especially ...

Cobasys backing away from GM's faulty battery story Sebastian Blanco

Click the Saturn Vue Hybrid for a high res gallery. The other day, we found out that GM was having problems with the Cobasys batteries in the automaker's mild hybrid vehicles. The hybrid versions of ...

GM having problems with Cobasys batteries in mild hybrids Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click the Saturn Vue Hybrid for a high res gallery It's no secret that General Motors' hybrid sales are nothing to brag about, especially when compared to cross-town rival Ford and, especially, ...

Honda and Toyota to lower hybrid battery replacement costs 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Rendering of the Chevy Volt battery pack As hybrid models such as the original Toyota Prius and Honda Insight get older, consumers are beginning to wonder how much it will cost them if the battery eventually fails. It's a reasonable concern as those batteries can be quite expensive to replace. ...

GM battery supplier Cobasys in bad financial shape 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors has apparently placed Cobasys on their list of distressed suppliers, a move that could be very bad news for some of GM's hybrid programs. Cobasys is the battery company jointly owned by Energy Conversion Devices and Chevron Technology Ventures. Cobasys supplies the nickel metal ...

Sanyo will spend over $3 billion US on new battery tech in next three years 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Sanyo knows a thing or two about making batteries for vehicles. The company's batteries are in the 2008 Ford Escape hybrid and the Honda Accord hybrid, for example. The Asia Pulse reports this week that the company announced that it will spend over three billion dollars over the next three years on ...


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