Can you get ancient platforms for the first generation Prius, which now feels old?

If it sounds attractive, here is what could stand this OG Prius on the road for Mary for more coming years.

“When Prius broke into the American market, it was nothing but a revolution,” reads a copy of the brass Toyota. “The real pioneer in the world of hybrid vehicles (Prius) set an internship for the electrification movement and conquered environmentally conscious drivers with its innovative spirit.”

I think it’s true. And as far as this statement is concerned that Prius has made more to move the US automotive market from fossil fuels than any individual vehicle, ask yourself: be For Tesla Roadster (much less “affordable” model Y) without Toyota Prius bringing a conversation about electric cars to the main Zeitgeists eight years ago?

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I spent enough time behind the wheel of a really fast and capable American electric consul to tell you: No, no.

Still there outside

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The inspiration for this article was, predictably, in my own neighborhood observation of the first generation Prius. One of the more than 52,000 priuses of the company (PRII?) Sold in the US, this was green, with a straight body, a shiny color and a woman who drove her as the original car owner. The first gas electric hybrid hybrid Prius-toyota, which provides a great service from the 1.5-liter four-cylinder ice and a high torque electric motor, and the metal battery of the metal metal seemed to be a sufficiently service, although it could not tell me it all took care).

This, along with the possibility of a trolling boom with ancient prius, made me Yselsella ask, “What would it really take to keep one of them on the road?”

Although your Prius spent all his life in the gag and has only 60,000 miles on the lesson, 25 years are still twenty -five YearsAnd the rubber does not care about the number of mileage. This is not just tires in tires. Factory struts, cases, CV joints, belts – even engine holders will surely have to be spare. Ditto for door and window seals.

Along with the 12V battery, changing fresh oil and filter and thorough cleaning, it is a kind of things you should budget on the first day. Here’s a quick estimate of what it would start (only, races because you work on antiquity self):

• Plows – Saver Michelin Energy A/S or Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 Plus in 195/65R15, Plan for spending about $ 150/
• Shocks and struts -Yb Excel-G, commonly sold in Paur, expect to pay about $ 200/EA.
• Shoulder control housing and swings links -Moog controls and links to end strips, $ 25-50/link
• Engine and gearbox – Dorman or Westar performs refunds for about $ 60-120, depending on which monty (orders)
• CV BOOTS / AXLE REBUILD KITS – GSP or SKF usually sell $ 25-75/boot
• A snake / accessory belt -Gates makes a replacement belt of quality OE for about $ 40

That’s the big one

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Now you will notice that I had one particular account. One fixture item that makes anyone watching an older EV or hybrid thinks twice a high -cost battery. And if you do any kind of research on spare batteries for older electric cars, you already know why this is the case. I mentioned it yoke It’s not that bad.

I have found a new high -cost replacement battery for Prius from Greentec on sale for only $ 2.050 with a 36 -month warranty, or $ 1.399 for a reparbus unit with a 12 -month warranty. This is not just Nogently Less than the price of renovation of transmission for Toyota Corolla similar year – it is probably a dose Less than people who still think that EV is new technologies would also guess.

Battery costs are falling

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The EV battery replacement costs with high -voltage in the older model years continue to decrease, and this also applies to the newer EV. “We saw about 12-18K for the average cost of Tesla battery,” says KJ Gimbel, founder and CEO of the extended EV Warranty Company Xcelate Auto. “(On this issue) we are convinced that we will be able to support the vast majority of the claims that arise, the Locol model.”

In other words, if you are the type of head of the gearbox that expresses the middle -aged crisis by purchasing a sensitive and reliable everyday driver, you can do a lot of wers than a historical Prius.

This is my dance – what is yours? Let us know what you think about the 25th birthday of Prius, its role in the revolution of EV and when or not, sometimes gets a real classic state in the section of the comments at the bottom of the page.

Original content of Electrek.

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