Re: Prius Prime 2021 review

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2023 15:10:49 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > yeah I hope this workshop is helpful

Yeah, it was.  Seems like battery life is a relative non-issue.

I think we should scan the Toyota of Sunnyvale thing so we can send it to
various auto body shops.  Do you have the paperwork so we can scan it?

 > On Thu, 9 Feb 2023, robert wrote:
 >  > It looks like we'd need to update the batteries in between 5 to 10 years,
 >  > which cost about $4500.
 >  > 
 >  > We'd need to keep the car for 20 years to get a return on investment,
 >  > according to my back-of-the-envelope calculations.  Really, it depends on
 >  > how much the auto body shop work would cost.
 >  > 
 >  > Probably worth waiting after the EV buying workshop at the very least.
 >  > 
 >  > https://blog.evbox.com/ev-battery-longevity
 >  > https://us.startpage.com/sp/search?query=cost+replacing+batteries+prius