I was wondering about that. How much does it cost to replace the drive battery for, say, a Toyota Prius? I wonder what percentage of owners choose to spend the money to replace the battery vs. those who just rely on the gas backup engine?
I wonder too if they remove the drive battery to save the weight? That may not be cheap either with probably a hefty disposal fee.
In all fairness though, an 8 yr. old gasoline car is approaching a point where the transmission fluid needs to be changed and the timing belt needs to be replaced if maximum life is going to be achieved. I'd estimate these two service to be between $500-$1000.
A Nissan Leaf battery pack is about 3500 bucks. Not sure how much the labor is to install it but I wouldn’t be surprised if they charged another 500.
Don’t know about Tesla new replacement prices, but low mile used batteries are going on eBay for 8 to 10 grand.
you can find it online - about $4500 to replace a battery that includes labor, and you still have to service the transmission and drive train components on a priapus
About $1500. My daughter has a 2007 Nissan Altima hybrid, not much different than a Prius. She replaced the battery pack a couple years ago due to reduced capacity and it cost her $1500. Car drives like new again, and she has never had any problems or maintenance issues in the almost 14 years she has owned it. That's a pretty good cost savings over a gas-vehicle; she's driven it between California, Kansas, Iowa and Texas multiple times and is in her 2nd hundred-thousand miles.