From what I hear, the battery in the Prius is warranted for 10 years by Toyota.
That seems a bit much. I'm old enough to remember J.C. Penney's had a lifetime battery (free replacement) as did Firestone (I think it was them). I also had a Ford/Mercury that had a "We fix it once and you never pay to have that part fixed again warranty." Well, Ford did away with that in short order too (I had one so I know). It was even in their owner's manual for the '86 era cars.
Around here in the heat, my car's batteries only last maybe 2 years before they are gone. Doesn't matter how many months it is warranted for, they just pro-rate it and you basically buy another battery.
I'm suspicious if I consider buying a Prius that Toyota will somehow weasel out of the battery warranty or perhaps pro-rate it as some exorbitant amount. Seems to good to be true if the battery is indeed thousands of dollars of the cost of the car.
Anyone have or read the fine print of the battery warranty to see what it actually says?
B~