What Happens When Hybrid Car Battery Dies. However it should switch to the gas engine if the pack dies while it is in use. The Department of Energy recently awarded 95 million to a California-based recycling company to boost capacity for lithium-ion batteries the kind used to power most of the new hybrid and plug.
The Toyota hybrid battery warranty will cover replacement for a set amount of time or a set mileage. In plug-in hybrid vehicles some of the batterys energy comes from regenerative braking but can also be plugged in for a recharge. The 12 volt batter just boots the computer so it can start up the inverters.
The car wouldnt start after that and when she had it towed to her local Ford dealer the service department told her she had to have the hybrid battery replaced at a cost of 9700.
If that 12-volt battery is dead the Prius wont start even if the main battery is fully charged. As mentioned above before it has died there will be an error message flashing with the following code. I bought Honda Civic Hybrid for 1100 with a bad battery and all the parts to fix it in the trunk. In general a hybrid vehicle has two batteries.
