San Francisco's Japanese Auto Repair Specialists

In June we wrote about a major Toyota milestone – 1 millionth hybrid produced in its Indiana factory. Just a few weeks ago Toyota reached another milestone – its 14 billion dollar high voltage car battery plant in Liberty, North Caroline started production. When it reaches full capacity, it will have 14 production lines, and will be able to produce batteries that will have combined capacity of 30 gigawatt hours per year. That’s enough to outfit about 2 million Prius plugin hybrids with their primary high voltage batteries. This new plant underscores Toyota’s commitment to the hybrid and EV technology. Even though Toyota continues to develop the hydrogen engine, it is clearly committed to expanding its electric and hybrid offering. At Pat’s Garage we have been on the cutting edge of the hybrid revolution from the very beginning. Our sister company, Green Gears, produced Prius plugin hybrids before Toyota did - we re-engineered early Prius vehicles to ach ... read more

Pat’s Garage has been serving San Francisco Prius owners for a quarter of a century. Yes, first Prius was introduced in the United States in the year 2000, and being Japanese vehicles specialists, and green vehicle enthusiasts, we embraced Prius vehicles as the harbingers of good things to come. We have been great fans of Prius vehicles ever since, and have developed Prius diagnostics and repair expertise that’s unmatched in the Bay Area. When your Prius visits our San Francisco auto care facility, you will find friendly service, technical excellence, and strong coffee. We are a dog-friendly shop that provides full range of Prius services – from oil change to brake service, check engine light diagnostics, hybrid battery replacement, suspension issues, transmission problems, and engine repairs, including Prius head gasket replacement (older Prius models frequently suffered from a blown head gasket). Our shop offers clear communications, including electronic copy of o ... read more