"Even Toyota, whose Prius Prime is now the de facto best-selling PHEV, admits that more than half of consumers don’t actually understand how plug-ins work." Toyota’s Prime Directive: Plug In - Ride by Kelley Blue Book
I don't think I would want one if the additional battery was taking up the spare tire space as in earlier plug-ins. Don't know anything about the Prime. I'm thinking more along the lines of all electric for my next commuter. My 2011 mileage is approaching 250K now.
Yes, 2017-20 Prius Primes have no spare tire. No spare tire is a trend that's appearing with many other vehicles.
People didn't understand internal combustion engines, steering wheels and brake pedals all that well either....before they HAD to. When (if) BEVs ever reach viability and they're obviously cheaper and more reliable than ICE equipped vehicles, people will understand all of the key words and tricky phrases that EVangelists are throwing around today.
if you were riding a horse, the switch to a horseless carriage was a no brainer. if youre driving a gasser, the switch to ev is a brainer
This thread is so foreign to the guy who traded in a Prius Prime for a Std. Rng. Plus Model 3. Our backup car is a BMW i3-REX. I just added an OBD interface to the Model 3 and am getting neck deep in the data. A long time ago, grade school, I realized my fellow students lived in a different reality. Since then I didn’t try unless by accident I met someone like me. Of course PriusChat: where all the women are strong; the men are handsome, and; the children are above average. Bob Wilson
john lennon said the exact same thing when he and paul mccartney met, it was the first time the conversation didnt start with 'who's your favorite futbol team'?
Aw, Lake Wobegon I think old Garrison got a raw deal in all that. There was probably more to it than I read, but still. He was a wonderful storyteller. If he was a lecherous slug, then he got his just deserts.
How a PHEV works? Easy: You can plug it in and charge or fill the tank with dead dinos. Drives just like any other car. Understanding how to get a Prime to drive in the mode you want....now that's complicated.
I have a 2006 gen 2 Prius with a 10kWh plug in battery in the spare wheel well. Just brilliant. The last tank was 1,800km for 40 ltrs of fuel, we can drive roughly 100km (60 miles) at a max speed of 80km/h (50mph) on all electric and that works well for us because the trip from home to our workshop and back is limited to 80km/h or less the whole way. We plug the Prius into the 7mtr motorhome when we get to the workshop so the solar/lithium battery/3kva inverter can recharge the battery while we are working, then drive home again and back to workshop for zero fuel cost. On the trips where 80km/h would send us crazy and are longer than the 100km return, the normal Prius functions take over, so it does use some fuel and that suits us as well, no range anxiety is a real bonus when you live a long was out from the major shopping areas. With 271,700km on the clock now, we still love it to bits so we are in no rush to buy a pure EV yet .... although if someone was to give us one then ....... :lol: Our other work horse is an ex taxi 2008 Prius with about 750,000km on the clock now, I've though about adding a plug in battery pack to it as well, but it owes us absolutely nothing, still goes great so the fuel cost is a very small price to pay really. T1 Terry
