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Originally Posted by ProDigit
Priuses use their electric motor to start the engine, so yes, they do use lithium batteries (the trunk battery) to start the engine.
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The Prius 'motive' motor gets its power from the HV "traction battery", the small 12VDC battery (in trunk*) powers only the computer(s) and the accessories (lights, radio, USB, etc.).
* pre-2016 models, later models have 12VDC battery under hood now.