Gen 5 Prius/Prius Prime: poor fuel economy, poor choice of colors, poor choice of packages/options

idk, it could be. weight is always an issue, and space is hard to come by

 

While the pack is longer than a seats length, I think a spare could fit. It will just be left out for other reasons. The improved battery packaging helps out for adding a spare later vs the out going model.

 

how far does the hatch floor extend beyond the battery?

 

Unknown, the pack appears to end at the rear axle. The cargo area extends past that.

The raised cargo floor deck seems to have two sections. The most aft one is larger, and lifts for the storage cubbies or spare. the other is right behind the rear seat. My guess is the Prime battery could be extending into where that second panel. Or to put it another way, the new Primes battery is under the rear seat, and also takes up some of the space that the battery was at in the gen 2 and 3 Prius, though lower down. The platform is probably using pieces from the e-TNGA set.

 

Thanks, are there pictures or videos?

 

I'm going by the cut away photo @Tideland Prius posted above for the battery position.

Taking another look at the manual illustrations in post #135, the tray and spare take up the entire cargo floor. If the battery does extend rear of the seat, it will be beneath them from the photo.

 

I said extends rear of the seats, not into the cargo area. Judging from the photo, if it does so, it sits under the cargo area.

 

Looks to almost reach the rear axle, and the pack itself looks longer than a seat bottom.
But it is a single picture without clear reference to the car's body.

 

I'm referencing this photo.

The cargo tray and spare tire mount are inserts. No change to the chassis for them, or without, is needed in the chassis.

 

where can i find the o/m?

 

thank you!

 

no info for 2023 prius prime