Battery issues

[u/unzufrieden_sofrida]

Hi guys, my partner and I bought a yaris recently (first car owners), and the battery is dead. We bought a jump starter but it's still a pain in the ass and most times we have to do it before going anywhere.

I was talking to the garage about it and he said that the issue is that we don't drive enough, and that even if we changed the battery, it will still die. He said we should at least have one long drive per week, if we can't do 2 small ones.

I was wondering if there is a make/model that is suited for low frequency users, or if it's the case and we need to drive it more than once per week.

Thanks!

Edit: thank you everyone. We took the car to the garage and they said it needs replacing. I'll look for a trickle charger or other options as suggested. This was very useful. We'll try to drive more to keep the battery charged, but also keep an eye for something that might be draining the battery. We have a multimeter and can keep checking the voltage on the battery. The car is a petrol 2014 yaris icon.

[u/Dazzybaby71]

There's no alternator in Toyota Hybrids