Why is Toyota's Prius the target No. 1 of vandalism destroyed?

The damage of "car vandalism" which steals money from the automobile not only to the luggage left in the car but also to car accessories such as expensive tires, aluminum wheels and car navigation systems. In recent years, the actual situation of the startling that the car No. 1 target of the vandalism in the United States has moved to "batteries of Prius" from car navigation has become clear.

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Recently in the state of California, USA, car vandalism aiming at the Prius has occurred frequently, and it seems that examples where batteries are stolen are occurring. Recently, in the rapidly increasing car theft case, "When parking the Prius on the street and returning with errands, the rear window is broken and there is no battery that should be there when opening the hatchback" San Francisco police are aware of the existence of theft aimed at Prius.

ByHerry Lawford

The reason why the thief aims at the Prius' s battery is that the Prius battery replacement cost is high. When the Prius' s battery deteriorates over time, it is often necessary to replace, in that case the cost of the first and second generation Prius is 3649 dollars (about 440,000 yen), the 3 rd Prius is 3939 dollars (About 480,000 yen) and it is expensive. So there is a big demand to substitute for cheap secondhand goods, second-hand battery is trading at about 1000 dollars (about 120,000 yen) depending on the state, while inside is 500 dollars (about 60,000 yen) There seems to be some goods. Of course, among these second - hand goods, it is seen that it contains batteries of Prius stolen by car vandalism.


The Prius' s on-board vandalism takes about 60,000 yen for robbing the battery, but at that time it is likely to tear off the expensive assembly parts to shreds or to make the inside of the car messy, so the victim owner It costs $ 7000 (about 840,000 yen) and expensive repair costs will occur.

Also, the target of vandalism on the vehicle is not limited to the Prius alone,Taxis employing Toyota's Camry · Hybrid are also suffering damageSo it is clear that an unexpected theft risk exists in a hybrid car which should be friendly to the environment and also to the wallet.