Our return flight to Honolulu after a long weekend in the San Francisco Bay area arrived ahead of schedule late Sunday afternoon. (Note: My freudian slip first typed San Francisco Bar area.)
We got a ride home from the airport, fed the cats, then were going to make the short drive over to Kahala Mall to pick up something to cook for dinner.
Not so fast!
Our Prius apparently didn’t like this plan. It didn’t turn on. It was, and remains, completely shut down. No power, no lights, no nothing. It’s probably that pesky 12v battery it relies on to power the electrical system.
So Meda took a ride share to the university campus, where she has to give a final exam today. I’m waiting for “roadside service” to arrive (the driver just called and said he’s about 10 minutes away. He will either jumpstart the car, in which case I drive it to the dealer, or tow the car there. Either way that goes, it’s not what we planned to be doing today.
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Sorry to hear of your holiday battery plight!
Hear that resale on electric car is extremely poor for the considerable price, even after tax credits!
Would be interested to hear your cost analysis of EV Car
& PV panel costs? Like good rice makers or microwaves they normally die after a decade or less in the case of inverters for PV..
Prius is a hybrid rather than a plug-in.
Battery shouldn’t have been dead unless there was something left on or an open circuit. would be interested in what wuz
I hope it’s merely the 12 volt battery. To replace the main battery is incredibly expensive. As many have found out. A better plan would be to buy the car but lease the battery. In Scandinavia they have battery swap stations. You pay for a charged battery.
We are fervently hoping the same thing!
Try my Hyundai Kona. It’s a very reliable SUV.
After six years, the same thing happened to my hybrid. Those 12-volt starter batteries work and should get you going. Please let us know the results. Why the hybrid battery cannot boost that 12 volt in an emergency needs explaining. BatteryBill.com will loan you a very lightweight starter battery for free but you need another car to go there and get the free battery. Some taxi companies charge $20.00 for the jump and a quick to arrive.