As a Prius owner I can agree
As a Prius owner I can agree that these are durable, well put together cars. My Prius is 10 years old with 110k miles. The trade in value is $3,900. What will these new lithium batteries cost? A new replacement of the current battery is $2,500 not installed. Assuming lithium is more costly, replacing the battery with one that cost more than the value of the car itself doesn’t make sense unless you feel that one day these will be collector cars. Highly unlikely. Unfortunately, these cars are disposable after the battery dies even if the rest of the car is in good working order. Replacing the battery with a lithium battery is a fools dream.