Five Generations of the Toyota Prius High-Voltage Battery – A Journey of Progress

From WeberAuto.

Join me as I quickly explore the five generations of Toyota Prius batteries (2001-2027), including the significantly improved fifth-generation battery. Explore the components involved and their functions.

TIMELINE:
0:00 Introduction
0:20 First Generation 2001-2003 in the USA
1:06 Cell configuration and internal parts
2:00 Second Generation 2004-2009
2:53 Cell configuration and internal parts
3:54 Third Generation 2010-2015
4:39 Cell configuration and internal parts
6:17 Fourth Generation 2016-2022
7:15 Cell configuration and internal partsA
9:20 Fifth Generation 2003-2027?
10:05 Refinements to the fifth-generation battery
10:30 New cell configuration and internal parts
10:50 No more pre-charge contactor and resistor
11:34 Ribon cables
12:54 Non-servicable cell stacks
14:41 Summary and educational opportunities

ABOUT US
Weber State University (WSU) Davis Campus – Automotive Technology Department – Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Lab.

We teach current vehicle technologies to our automotive students at Weber State University and online. For more information, visit: https://www.weber.edu/automotive

This video was created and edited by Professor John D. Kelly at WSU. For a full biography, see https://www.weber.edu/automotive/J_Kelly.html

ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR YOU
Join us for hybrid and electric vehicle training with two online courses and a 5-day on-campus boot camp with Professor John D. Kelly. See https://www.weber.edu/evtraining

DONATE TO OUR DEPARTMENT
Please consider a donation in my name to the Department of Automotive Technology at Weber State University here: https://advancement.weber.edu/Automotive

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *