Prius Prime launch again delayed!

Of course there is! Join my 10 mph daily journey along the Bayshore freeway. Hope you enjoy the San Francisco city sky line, you'll see a lot of it. If you really like it, you can drive in the non HOV lanes at half the speed. I love my green decals! I also love that people say the HOV lanes are saturated and useless. I'm saving up to 20 minutes going through this corridor alone towards the Bay Bridge. 10 mph is not slow if the car next to you is going 5.

I won't be in the market for another vehicle until 2019 when my current decals expire but I find it interesting that one of the reasons Volt 1.0 was off my list of cars to purchase in 2012 because it didn't have a 5th seat. In 2019 Volt 2.0 is on my list and Prime will not be if Toyota doesn't find a way to get that 5th seat in there.

 

IMHO, it should be all electric (with more than 200 miles) or hybrid. I reserved a Model 3.

 

the usa delay announcement hasn't come yet, but...

 

Pocket

disco - I well remember the rollout of the original Prius PHEV. I do not have a fond recall. I have to say that this has been a fine car for me with no repairs of any kind and it has performed just as it was designed. I also have a 2014 Highlander hybrid which has also been flawless. The prospect of getting hopes up and then disappointment over and over does not appeal. Perhaps this closed attitude of Toyota toward customers is good for business but it is not their best quality in my view. Like you, I can get by with what I have just fine.

 

Today in the Netherlands it was announced that the new Plug In will be in the showrooms beginning of 2017. See

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybride | Toyota.nl

 

I think you may be right!

Also, I have to confess that I wrote to Toyota and suggested that they should offer the option of the ac inverter in the US several months ago. I have a perfect record of their taking my advice. So that is probably coming as well.

 

Yes, it is a real change. They are going to contact all customers in person who pre-ordered one because of certain business tax advantages that only apply when the car is delivered before the start of 2017. They suggest them to cancel the order if these tax advantages are decisive.

 

looking at the thread title, is this the second delay?

 

With the Mirai getting the PTD option, maybe Toyota will take your advice.

Which means we won't be getting it I'm afraid. The Japanese inverter for home power works through the optional Chademo plug and a special EVSE. Those EVSE will be available for the Mirai PTD, but might cost up to $10k.

It is counting the initial delay for the Prius and plug in.

 

But also see my contribution to that very short discussion: as I saw it, at that time everything went as planned and John misinterpreted things a bit. So, I think what we have now is the first and one and only delay.

 

and still, only in japan?

 

Also Toyota.nl had to adapt their plans now, as they assumed they would be able to sell them before the end of this year, and now they state that this will not be possible anymore.

 

What automaker has rolled out a plug-in on as anticipated? Look at the distribution delay that happened with gen-2 Volt. And that was just this market. Toyota is attempting worldwide.

 

it doesn't really matter when it comes out in the u.s., since it won't sell until gas prices go up.

 

Isn't that what people say about EV sales?

 

I love my 4th Gen wouldn't trade it for the world at this point. Looks great, handles like a dream, fast (if you want it to be) and turns heads.