How this site makes money
You're reading a site about a four-figure repair decision. You're entitled to know who's paying for it, so here it is in plain terms.
Some outbound links earn us a small commission if you buy something. It costs you nothing extra, the price is the same either way, and every one of those links is marked with rel="sponsored" so your browser and any crawler can see exactly what it is.
Here's the part that matters. The verdict this site gives you, replace, refurbish, or sell, is decided by arithmetic on the cheapest real fix against what your car is worth. There is no commission anywhere in that calculation, and there couldn't be, because the answer is frequently sell or do nothing, and those pay us exactly nothing. A site optimizing for affiliate revenue would tell you to fix the car every single time. If you ever catch this one doing that, the verdict is broken and we want to hear about it.
We don't sell batteries. We don't install them. We don't take money from a shop to be recommended, and we don't sell your details as a lead to someone who'll call you about your Prius. Nobody pays to appear here or to have a number changed.
Amazon Associates
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
This site participates in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon. Outbound links to Amazon carry rel="nofollow sponsored noopener"and the affiliate tracking tag is visible in the URL.
EVDANCE charging gear
Links to EVDANCE chargers, adapters and extension cables run through the Awin affiliate network. If you buy through one, we earn a commission at no extra cost to you, and the discount code on the link is better than the price without it.
These are the only product links on this site that are not Amazon, and they are deliberately confined to charging equipment. Charging gear is an accessory purchase, not a repair decision, so it sits in the further-reading list rather than anywhere near the cost figures. No EVDANCE link appears in a cost table, an estimator result, or a replace-refurbish-sell verdict, and we do not accept payment to recommend a repair path.
Battery specialists and warranty providers
Some links to battery refurbishment and replacement specialists, and to EV extended-warranty providers, are or will be affiliate links. If you buy or sign up through one, we may earn a referral fee at no extra cost to you. These relationships never decide our replace, refurbish, or sell verdict, and they never change the cost figures shown here, which come from independent research with a stated review date.
Required disclosures
This page is provided in compliance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR Part 255 guidelines on endorsements and testimonials in advertising.