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A lot has changed since then. That original demographic is almost certainly not the case anymore.

Back in April 2011, it made sense that those among the first were Prius owners. They are consumers very comfortable with new technology and owned a vehicle with extremely high resale value.

 

I'm not comfortable they have all the bugs worked out yet. Went back to look at my 30 day charging history and found this:

04/20/12 at 04:15 PM EDT 04/20/12 at 05:27 PM EDT 1 hours 12 minutes Full 2,764 kW-hr

I am fairly certain I did not charge 2.7 mega watt hours in 1hour and 12 minutes.

 

Charge Start Charge End Total Charge Time Charge Result kW-hr
05/09/12 at 07:59 AM EDT 05/09/12 at 08:00 AM EDT 0 hours 0 minutes Partial 0.04
05/08/12 at 08:05 PM EDT 05/08/12 at 11:40 PM EDT 3 hours 34 minutes Full 11.37
05/08/12 at 09:03 AM EDT 05/08/12 at 05:00 PM EDT 7 hours 57 minutes Partial 6.93
05/07/12 at 06:50 PM EDT 05/07/12 at 09:44 PM EDT 2 hours 53 minutes Full 9.11
05/07/12 at 05:42 PM EDT 05/07/12 at 06:21 PM EDT 0 hours 38 minutes Partial 2.12
05/07/12 at 10:40 AM EDT 05/07/12 at 05:17 PM EDT 6 hours 37 minutes Partial 6.24
05/07/12 at 08:00 AM EDT 05/07/12 at 08:02 AM EDT 0 hours 2 minutes Partial 0.1
05/06/12 at 07:14 PM EDT 05/06/12 at 08:30 PM EDT 1 hours 15 minutes Full 3.81
05/06/12 at 01:41 PM EDT 05/06/12 at 01:58 PM EDT 0 hours 17 minutes Full 2.63
05/06/12 at 09:03 AM EDT 05/06/12 at 11:05 AM EDT 2 hours 1 minutes Full 6.24
05/04/12 at 05:02 PM EDT 05/04/12 at 07:15 PM EDT 2 hours 12 minutes Full 7.09
05/04/12 at 08:45 AM EDT 05/04/12 at 04:31 PM EDT 7 hours 45 minutes Partial 7
05/04/12 at 08:06 AM EDT 05/04/12 at 08:06 AM EDT 0 hours 0 minutes Partial 0.03
05/03/12 at 06:33 PM EDT 05/03/12 at 09:27 PM EDT 2 hours 54 minutes Full 11.22
05/02/12 at 05:27 PM EDT 05/02/12 at 07:50 PM EDT 2 hours 22 minutes Full 7.42
05/02/12 at 09:21 AM EDT 05/02/12 at 05:02 PM EDT 7 hours 40 minutes Partial 7.57
05/01/12 at 09:06 PM EDT 05/02/12 at 12:38 AM EDT 3 hours 32 minutes Full 11.23
05/01/12 at 06:13 PM EDT 05/01/12 at 06:29 PM EDT 0 hours 16 minutes Partial 0.88
05/01/12 at 01:30 PM EDT 05/01/12 at 02:40 PM EDT 1 hours 9 minutes Partial 3.8
04/30/12 at 06:18 PM EDT 04/30/12 at 09:43 PM EDT 3 hours 25 minutes Full 10.88
04/30/12 at 12:15 PM EDT 04/30/12 at 05:41 PM EDT 5 hours 25 minutes Partial 4.94
04/30/12 at 08:39 AM EDT 04/30/12 at 08:59 AM EDT 0 hours 20 minutes Partial 0.3
04/27/12 at 05:50 PM EDT 04/27/12 at 09:30 PM EDT 3 hours 39 minutes Full 11.66
04/27/12 at 04:55 PM EDT 04/27/12 at 05:25 PM EDT 0 hours 29 minutes Partial 0.43
04/27/12 at 04:12 PM EDT 04/27/12 at 04:52 PM EDT 0 hours 40 minutes Partial 0.59
04/27/12 at 08:41 AM EDT 04/27/12 at 08:52 AM EDT 0 hours 11 minutes Partial 0.17
04/26/12 at 04:35 PM EDT 04/26/12 at 08:06 PM EDT 3 hours 31 minutes Full 11.19
04/26/12 at 02:08 PM EDT 04/26/12 at 02:45 PM EDT 0 hours 36 minutes Partial 4.06
04/25/12 at 06:26 PM EDT 04/25/12 at 09:58 PM EDT 3 hours 31 minutes Full 11.2
04/25/12 at 08:41 AM EDT 04/25/12 at 09:22 AM EDT 0 hours 41 minutes Partial 1.94
04/24/12 at 08:46 PM EDT 04/25/12 at 12:24 AM EDT 3 hours 38 minutes Full 10.25
04/24/12 at 04:10 PM EDT 04/24/12 at 06:18 PM EDT 2 hours 7 minutes Partial 9
04/24/12 at 02:09 PM EDT 04/24/12 at 02:21 PM EDT 0 hours 12 minutes Partial 0.18
04/24/12 at 01:40 PM EDT 04/24/12 at 01:55 PM EDT 0 hours 15 minutes Partial 0.22
04/24/12 at 09:16 AM EDT 04/24/12 at 12:16 PM EDT 2 hours 59 minutes Partial 3.29
04/24/12 at 08:01 AM EDT 04/24/12 at 08:01 AM EDT 0 hours 0 minutes Partial 0.02
04/23/12 at 06:08 PM EDT 04/23/12 at 09:46 PM EDT 3 hours 37 minutes Full 11.51
04/23/12 at 05:00 PM EDT 04/23/12 at 05:10 PM EDT 0 hours 9 minutes Partial 0.15
04/23/12 at 01:03 PM EDT 04/23/12 at 05:00 PM EDT 3 hours 57 minutes Partial 3.59
04/23/12 at 09:02 AM EDT 04/23/12 at 12:07 PM EDT 3 hours 5 minutes Partial 2.83
04/23/12 at 08:56 AM EDT 04/23/12 at 08:59 AM EDT 0 hours 2 minutes Partial 0.04
04/23/12 at 08:50 AM EDT 04/23/12 at 08:54 AM EDT 0 hours 4 minutes Partial 0.07
04/23/12 at 07:16 AM EDT 04/23/12 at 08:07 AM EDT 0 hours 51 minutes Partial 2.75
04/21/12 at 07:56 PM EDT 04/21/12 at 11:28 PM EDT 3 hours 32 minutes Full 11.27
04/20/12 at 04:15 PM EDT 04/20/12 at 05:27 PM EDT 1 hours 12 minutes Full 2764.13
04/19/12 at 06:05 PM EDT 04/19/12 at 09:14 PM EDT 3 hours 8 minutes Full 9.93
04/19/12 at 09:16 AM EDT 04/19/12 at 05:08 PM EDT 7 hours 52 minutes Partial 7.06
04/18/12 at 06:36 PM EDT 04/18/12 at 08:04 PM EDT 1 hours 27 minutes Full 6.48
04/18/12 at 08:42 AM EDT 04/18/12 at 05:35 PM EDT 8 hours 53 minutes Partial 8.04
04/18/12 at 08:01 AM EDT 04/18/12 at 08:03 AM EDT 0 hours 1 minutes Partial 0.08
04/17/12 at 08:41 PM EDT 04/18/12 at 12:21 AM EDT 3 hours 40 minutes Full 11.68
04/17/12 at 02:25 PM EDT 04/17/12 at 04:59 PM EDT 2 hours 34 minutes Partial 2.27
04/17/12 at 09:43 AM EDT 04/17/12 at 01:59 PM EDT 4 hours 16 minutes Partial 4.34
04/17/12 at 09:26 AM EDT 04/17/12 at 09:41 AM EDT 0 hours 14 minutes Partial 0.25
04/17/12 at 08:04 AM EDT 04/17/12 at 08:13 AM EDT 0 hours 8 minutes Partial 0.47
04/16/12 at 07:25 PM EDT 04/16/12 at 10:07 PM EDT 2 hours 42 minutes Full 8.63
04/16/12 at 01:28 PM EDT 04/16/12 at 06:58 PM EDT 5 hours 30 minutes Partial 4.82
04/16/12 at 09:13 AM EDT 04/16/12 at 01:02 PM EDT 3 hours 48 minutes Partial 3.93
04/16/12 at 07:57 AM EDT 04/16/12 at 07:57 AM EDT 0 hours 0 minutes Partial 0.02
04/13/12 at 05:15 PM EDT 04/13/12 at 08:20 PM EDT 3 hours 4 minutes Full 11.74
04/13/12 at 01:33 PM EDT 04/13/12 at 04:08 PM EDT 2 hours 35 minutes Partial 2.32
04/13/12 at 09:12 AM EDT 04/13/12 at 11:01 AM EDT 1 hours 48 minutes Partial 2.17
04/12/12 at 06:06 PM EDT 04/12/12 at 09:21 PM EDT 3 hours 14 minutes Full 10.26
04/12/12 at 01:46 PM EDT 04/12/12 at 04:59 PM EDT 3 hours 13 minutes Partial 2.9
04/12/12 at 09:14 AM EDT 04/12/12 at 01:21 PM EDT 4 hours 7 minutes Partial 4.25
04/11/12 at 04:51 PM EDT 04/11/12 at 08:24 PM EDT 3 hours 33 minutes Full 11.35
04/11/12 at 01:00 PM EDT 04/11/12 at 02:34 PM EDT 1 hours 34 minutes Partial 1.4
04/11/12 at 08:38 AM EDT 04/11/12 at 08:59 AM EDT 0 hours 21 minutes Partial 0.32
04/11/12 at 08:28 AM EDT 04/11/12 at 08:36 AM EDT 0 hours 7 minutes Partial 0.11
Total: 169 hours 1 minutes 3096.32

 

Again, what's the average speed? If you don't know, how about telling us what your commute is like?

Obviously, you cut your electricity consumption somewhere else. If you did the same without the Volt using electricity, your monthly bill would be even lower.

 

Yet, you did not drive the Prius PHV, just the regular Prius.

 

You brought up the topic.

 

Likely because it wasn't available for a test drive.

Besides, how much different can the PHV be in handling and passenger comfort than the standard Prius? While the EV mode is a different experience, the suspension and seats are the same. What can test driving a PHV tell a person that test driving the non-plug in won't about whether or not they it's a car they will be happy to drive nearly everyday?

I'll also note that he didn't test drive a c or v either.

 

I credit the Prius with saving gasoline because it gave information to the driver about how efficient their driving is. I even give the Prius credit for people saving gas and energy after they have moved on to another vehicle as those habits will continue to generate gas/energy savings.

If buying a Volt inspired someone to save energy they would not have saved otherwise, I would credit the Volt for those energy savings.

 

In my own case I got solar panels for my house I never would have thought about without the Volt.

 

The calculations I did show a fuel savings of about $42 a month over my 2004 Prius. Over a year that works out to about one car payment...

Actually if I compare about $35K Volt to $30k Prius it works out to about 12 years for simple cost payback assuming gas prices don't go up. So obviously that calculation gets better over time but also obviously you don't buy a Volt today to save money. (When I did these calculations for the Prius in 2004 gas was $1.75).

It is similar to buying a hybrid in 2004. You could do better buying an econobox at $15k over a $25k Prius. But the calculations don't factor in the coolness factor and smug green feeling.

With the Volt and real EVs the intangibles are even better. And for the Volt you have the added advantage of actually buying a Made-in and designed-in USA car company.