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Reviewed: Toyota Prius Prime Is the Android of Smart Cars | Inc.com

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

So this is the comment I posted which is pending review:

We have two plugin hybrids: 2017 Prius Prime Plus (lowest trim), and; 2014 BMW i3-REx. Both have dynamic cruise control and automatic collision braking which automates dealing with traffic. Better to piss off than be pissed in traffic.

The Prius Prime is our cross country car. Using dynamic cruise control, we follow highballing trucks with enough space to steer around road debris while following traffic pass the truck. Starting with a full charge, a 120 mile trip returns 75-85 MPG. A full tank drives through expensive gas areas and returns 57 MPG. The radar cruise control provides extra safety in foggy conditions. Yet it handles 3-stop City errands on EV at half the cost of gas.

When temperatures are under 50F, the Prime control laws will protect the battery in some cases by running the engine. Depending on route and driving style this can reduce the MPG to mid-40s. However, these can easily be avoided or minimized.

The 168 hp, rear drive, BMW i3-REx is supreme in City driving handling 11-stop trips. If a charger is down or occupied, the REx keeps you going. Cross country, the i3-REx is like a motorcycle with refueling stops every hour and a quarter which my wife and her dogs appreciate. The same strategy of following highballing trucks works well and at 40 MPG, quite affordable.​

No doubt folks have already suggested how to handle Jalopnik links. Don't worry, many of us have done the same. So this is mine:

Toyota Prime Pisses Off Lead-footed Jalopnik Driver With +50 MPG​

Bob Wilson

 

I like his technical presentation style. If you don't have time to read the manual, this is a good substitute:

Bob Wilson

 

After 3 Months of 2018 Toyota Prius Prime Leads Among Affordable EVs, Outsells Bolt By 50% | Torque News

 

If they would advertise the Prime nationwide, I would think it could even pass the Tesla in sales .

 

Why are they comparing the PHEV Prime with the BEV Bolt? Apples and oranges.

 

They are comparing all plug-in cars together.

Here's another:
Monthly Plug-In Sales Scorecard

 

2018 Toyota Prius Prime Review: Everything You Want in a Great City Car—and Not Much Else - The Drive

This is a reviewer who delights in his own cleverness. The review is quite shallow and inaccurate.

 

@MSantos and I have not always seen eye-to-eye but this interview is dead-on accurate. We are on the same page, at last.

Bob Wilson

 

I vaguely remember his name. Wasn't he a Honda hybrid guy, at least for a while ?

 

The latest generation Volt compared to Prime is more interesting:
Over 100 Km, the Volt consumed the same amount of petrol, but 3x the electricity.

That sucks

 

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