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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
As I've mentioned before, having two aging hybrids of my own and having spoken with and looked up on forums dozens of people who have dealt with rebuilt batteries the consensus is that rebuilt batteries, whether by a company or DIY, are good for up to a year, maybe two. I have rebuilt one hybrid battery myself. But I know i will be needing to replace it soon, and that will be with a dealer OEM battery unless I decide to sell it soon.
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What type of rebuild did you do?
As you know there are lots of options out there. I think as a minimum I would go with a complete set of tested battery cells for about $1000. The next step up would be a complete set of new cells ($2,000 with a 3 year warranty) but at that point you can get a brand new OEM Toyota battery.
For the 2009 I had -
https://parts.toyota.com/p/Toyota__/...951047031.html
$1995 or about the price of a remanufactured transmission and way easier to install.
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
2x Powerwall (basically the minimum Tesla recommends) is $17k. $10.5k for 1.
A single Powerwall holds 13.5 kWh. That's nearly a grand per kWh. It's cheaper per kWh to buy a Tesla Model 3, yank out the battery, and scrap the car.
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Which tells you how much Tesla is overcharging for a powerwall when they say their cost is $100 per kWh. You are also paying for the brand name.
BYD's battery back-ups are quite a bit less - $700 per kWh.
https://www.ecodirect.com/BYD-Batter...-box-h10.0.htm