Can A Prius Run Without The Hybrid Battery. So the answer to the can you drive a hybrid without the battery is yes only if one of the battery is functioning. Other hybrid systems that require a 12-volt battery might not work if the hybrid battery dies.

Therefore you cannot drive a Prius with a dead hybrid battery. You cannot START a Prius with a dead hybrid battery. There are two types of Prius hybrid a plug-in hybrid model and a regular hybrid model.
If its the other.
When this happens the hybrid system is disabled and a code is set. Having a really dead hybrid battery is really rare. A hybrid vehicle cannot run without the hybrid battery so vehicle owners must invest in new hybrid batteries periodically which can make vehicle maintenance expensive. Couldnt get the car in.

