Just got another email from Toyota concerning the Plug In Prius with a link to a new page (unless the videos have been there ad I never watched em' lol) where 4 people talk about their experiences with the demo Plug In Prius after 6 weeks having one: 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid First Impressions
Lol, I know, I'm in one of the videos with Linda. Those other 4 I knew were up but I am guessing since the email just came out the other 4 are new(?).
I went back and checked and tried to sign up again but it told me I already was. I know its not going to spam because comcast's spam filter is like trying to catch plankton with a butterfly net. Is there anyone I can contact about it? I don't want to miss my chance at ordering when the time comes because I didn't get the announcement.
You can PM me with your login email address and I will check to see if it's in our database. If the system shows that you have an account, then you'll be able to order a plug-in. And don't worry, we will make announcements ahead of time when the system is ready to open... no surprises. Doug Coleman Prius Product Manager Toyota Motor Sales, USA
Not that it isn't a great car and these people certainly love it, BUT do you really think Toyota would have put lackluster reviews in a Toyota marketing e-mail?
I doubt it that the Prius plug in will cost $40k unless one works hard to add everything. Toyota has said in both the Japanese and American press this Prius will be the less costly plug in hybrid which means at the least it will cost less than the Leaf! it will be easy to pay more for a standard Prius with many added features than the base plug in Prius! Which will likely come with a nice set of standard features anyway. I'm been amazed his a few articles that talk about a $40k plug in Prius without any new info where so many take that as the truth considering the actual info Toyota has released about the price!
A Leaf is not a plug in hybrid, Toyota isn't making any direct comparisons to it. The Volt is the only PHEV in the market (not counting the handful of Fisker-Karma's that may have been delivered. Toyota is comparing to the Volt and will come in under it price wise (would be a disaster if they didn't). The better comparison is they said it would be $3000-5000 more than a regular prius, but they haven't said which regular prius. That puts it anywhere from a base around $29,000 to a peak around $40,000 (look at the price on a fully loaded prius 5). I expect the models we'll see in the US in 2012 will be fairly well equipped and priced in the mid 30's.
Actually there is another plug in hybrid from japanese auto company whose name escapes me that sells for $29000 in Japan. The quote about the plug in Prius being the least costly plug in was based on that car rather than the Volt. I would guess there is going to be a range of pricing range for the Prius plug in but I really doubt based on what I've read in the Japanese papers the range will start in the mid 30s.That would make in hard to sell that 25,000 for the 8 months of the year the plug in will be available in. I also know thst Toyota didn't mention what a regular Prius might be but I also don't think many people consider a 'regular ' Prius as being in the top price points for the Gen 3 Prius. Toyota isn't trying to fool people with the some kind of trick at the end of the day.
