Re: Toyota Prius 2001

["Seth Bordeaux" <sbordea@siue.edu>]

> Seth,
>
> We had the pleasure of having a local dealer bring a Prius to the
> recent VEVA meeting for test drives.  When asked about the battery
> costs, the Toyota rep. said that the cost of the pack (~$5k) has
> been halved since the Prius has been in production (I actually think
> he may have said it halved over the past year).
>
Hmmm. sounds tempting. I wonder if these would preform decently in an EV? I
guess I'll check the archives first, as I have a suspician they would have
been designed for low energy density, high current and be more suited for
drag racing than long distance commuting.