# Prius battery - the "regular" not drive train, kind

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-battery-the-regular-not-drive-train-kind/48515>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** prius, toyota\
**Created:** [May 7, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-battery-the-regular-not-drive-train-kind/48515 "2010-05-07T17:37:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![farmerhunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed655f/32.png) [@farmerhunt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/farmerhunt)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-battery-the-regular-not-drive-train-kind/48515/1 "2010-05-07T17:37:00Z")

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My neighborhood Midas dealer says he thinks Prius battery is a “dealer only” battery (at $209+tax!)Just called Toyota service here and they say they’re “not sure”. WHAT?

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-battery-the-regular-not-drive-train-kind/48515/2 "2010-05-07T18:01:44Z")

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It is a “proprietary” (special) battery but there is a standard size replacement battery that with a slight modification to the hold-down, can be made to fit…You will probably have to change the terminal connectors too…Check a “Prius” forum for the details…

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**Author:** ![lenjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@lenjack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lenjack)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-battery-the-regular-not-drive-train-kind/48515/3 "2010-05-09T22:00:52Z")

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Don’t use this dealer. If they don’t know the answer to this simple question, I wouln’t trust them with any kind of service.

Totally agree with Caddyman’s response.

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**Author:** ![fitjeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fitjeep](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fitjeep)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-battery-the-regular-not-drive-train-kind/48515/4 "2010-05-10T22:44:47Z")

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Yes, it’s a special battery, quite a bit smaller than a regular car battery. We had to get one from our dealer too.

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**Author:** ![brmilton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@brmilton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brmilton)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-battery-the-regular-not-drive-train-kind/48515/5 "2010-08-07T21:30:00Z")

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Ditto. Dealer only.