Toyota Announces Priority Registration Web Site for All-New Prius Plug-in Hybrid

Well, I just registered but haven't received any confirmation type email yet. I wonder if my closest Toy dealer, here on the central coast of CA, will be where I can pick up a PHEV when they arrive... They have been holding a deposit that I gave them a year or more ago, on the chance that a plug-in might hit the showroom floor before now. They are not the dealer that we got our Gen3 from but I don't think that should make any diff. Will every dealer here on the West Coast have a few?

 

OK, I guess I'm just expecting too much. What it tells me is that by going through the process as instructed onscreen, I cannot link my owner's account with my priority registration account, whatever that means. Apparently I'm in their system in a couple of places. I hope they check one or the other when pulling the names for a chance to place an order for a car.

 

I have not see Prius PHV in different color than that ash blue. A white one like that would looks so awesome.

 

All,

We patched a few known bugs last night. If you've been having trouble, try again. Hopefully it will work this time around.

Sorry for the trouble.

Doug Coleman
Prius Product Manager
Toyota Motor Sales, USA

 

Thanks For Reply.
I think I did it. I guess we will see.

 

I registered in the hopes that perhaps someday....

 

So is the ONLY mechanical/physical difference between the plug-in and regular prius the switch from ~1.3Kw Ni-MH battery to the ~3Kw Li-ion battery (and associated charging cable)?
I just wonder if the same drivetrain can handle extended electrical motor usage? seems like the electric motors burning up is one of the common failure modes on the current trans-axle, I would think more prolonged use at higher speeds is going to cause it more trouble.

 

Prius PHV has 5.2 kWh Lithium battery pack, divided to 3 sub packs. When it is in HV mode, one of the sub pack (1.73kWh) is used. It has more energy than the standard 1.31kWh NiMH pack.

 

I plugged in all my information only to have the website complain about some detail and erase all my information.

Screw that.

 

I don't think it is useful when a report is purely speculation. I think Car and Driver would like to take this one back, but there is something called: google/Youtube.

 

This was the Prius plug-In Concept in 2009, then they rolled in 600 Prius plug-In prototypes in 2010 that are currently on tour being tested.

 

17,000 shows interest in a month.

Source

 

Has anybody heard back from Toyota about ordering a car yet?

 

Nothing Yet.

 

I got email from @Toyota Access thanking me for signing up and wanting updated semi personal data. Questionnaire included buyer preferences ect nothing specific.

 

Yeah that's why I'm waiting until the last possible moment to inform him what I'm getting. From the sounds of the how the process is suppose to work, Toyota is suppose to inform the dealer of my purchase since it sounds like I'm buying it direct from Toyota.