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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
When I looked at the 2004 Prius when it first came out, I checked the price of a replacement electric motor and battery, was quoted 6k for each. Remember those were new, not rebuilt prices, since there was no core supply for rebuilds.
If you can even get a new battery for the same model today, the price would probably be the same or higher, so cheaper when older tech does not seem to apply in this case.
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You're forgetting (as indeed I had) all those rusting-out non-gen1 Insights in the northeast, which should provide the rest of us with a plentiful supply of spares as their bodies fall off perfectly serviceable batteries & other powertrain components.