Many of you expressed desire for the next Prius to be a plug-in hybrid. Such that it can go on all electric for a certain range, and will operate as a "normal" Prius when you travel beyond that range. I emailed Toyota, and following is the response, Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. We appreciate your interest in the Prius. Our vehicle's color mix, options, and equipment are based upon extensive market surveys and studies conducted by Toyota to identify what will be desirable to the consumer and our factory takes this market information into consideration when scheduling vehicle production. Your comments about the Prius have been documented at our National Headquarters, where they remain available to the appropriate departments. We appreciate your input. Thank you again for your interest! Your email has been documented at our National Headquarters under file #xxxxxxxxxx. If we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact us. Customer Experience Center So, if you guys want Toyota's attention about a plug-in Prius, email them! Here's the link http://toyota.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/toyota....Q9ZXY*&p_srch=1
I've been getting that (or similar) form letter for years. Haven't seen one of my brilliant ideas show up yet! The last time I asked for a PHEV, I was told that they had no intention of building one, thankyouverymuch.
Yeah, I think that's a formal reply to whoever that request for new features on their cars. If more people request for the feature, and they collect the data, then more likely the feature will appear in the future model.
