Prime is coming!

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Prius Prime comes with a vapor-injected heat-pump.

That's the most efficient electric-warming available for any EV currently on the market.

 

bill, you goat climb out from under that rock once in awhile.

 

The engine will start itself when the air is below +14F or when windshield defogging is requested.

I test drove my new Prime yesterday, was ready to bring it home, and the dealership had a paperwork snafu. I'll get it Friday. I took home the 780 page owners manual for study...it needs some serious editing. 784 pages, actually, and some in Japanenglish. I've read and reread the 21 pages of section 2-1 on hybrid operation, and I still can't find the difference between EV and EV Auto modes, as one example.

Drove very well. Good acceleration, smooth transition from gas to electric to gas as the situation demanded. The dealership didn't charge the battery. Comfy seating. The ride was a bit harsh, but maybe the tires were overinflated with the pure nitrogen the stealership failed to get me to pay for.

 

the tires on my 2017 Prius were set at 32 - severely inderinflated..

 

congrats and welcome! all toyota manuals are japanenglish, that's what makes them so fun.

 

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They probably just wanted to keep it a few days to look it over or show other customers. Perhaps you will get a kick back.

 

yes, you have to use the foot/window vent to keep it off. if you push the defrost button:

 

you should join in on the existing owners threads. there are only a few so far, but detailed questions are only answerable by experience, and they are happy to check things out for us.

 

i wonder about this as well. i only put 4,500 miles a year in hv mode. some people think once a year minimum is important, but i wonder if testing would bring different results.

 

I thought the Prius did away with the volt like erdtt garbage but sounds like it's instead on steroids.
Too bad.

In 3-5 years when I own a prime I will have to trick the ambient temperature sensor so I can run gas free at 15 below like I do in the volt.

 

it has been stated that condensation is a reason to change the oil once a year, but i don't know if it has been proven. also, the filter should be fine, or could it dry up and plug up from non use?

 

Does the Prime have 2 counters ?
One for miles in HV and one just for the miles covered by pure EV-Mode ?

 

One reason to change your oil even if you don't use the engine much is that some of the oil additive package is volatile and will go away over time.

One of my friends is a serious car guy (like, he works as an engineer on professional racing teams). He had an old Chevy that had about three oil changes in its 200,000+ mile lifetime, the first of which was at 83,000 miles.

I asked him about it. He said he changed the filter every 5,000 miles or so, and replaced the lost oil (about a quart). Doing that replaced some of the additive package and kept the oil clean. Since the car lasted well over 200,000 miles, I guess that worked.