Who would buy another PIP and when?

unless gas goes up.

 

I won't buy another one. Ever. Gutless and never really any fun to drive. There are far better options out there now. Our Tesla - admittedly a completely different vehicle - is one of them. As soon as the green sticker's expired in two years (1/1/19), I'm out. We may keep it around as a gasser, but based on a previous Prius purchase in '09, time doesn't show these cars any favor, particularly on the electronics. So when the green turns brown, I probably won't be looking back.

 

Gen4 looks very impressive. PiP2 may lure me to upgrade but I will hold off until a midlife refresh or I'll just wait for PiP3 or plugin Mirai2.

 

PiP is a great car for us, suits us in every aspect I can think of.
We are 'one car family' and children flew out of nest long ago.
Electricity price per km here is 1/4 of gasoline (for regular Prius) or 1/6-1/7 for 'conventional' car.
Cars prices, however, are 60-100% higher than in the US. Cars' purchase tax here is linked to their cleanliness in emissions, Prius and PiP have the largest advantage.
Our EV ratio since February 2014 is:


We really do not need extra EV range, however, we may be tempted to PiP 2 in about 3 years depending on it's specs especially in the areas of efficiency, safety and utility.
Gutless? that's really not our concern, I cannot remember when I last floored the pedal.
TEHO

 

Just curious. How is the emission in your grid mix?

 

I will most likely hold onto my current one for quite a few years yet. Even if I purchase a BEV (Leaf, Bolt, or Tesla) in the next 3-5 years I will still likely hold onto this car for it's utility and for long road trips.

 

Our grid mix is about 46% coal 46% natural gas and 8% renewable.
I estimate it as 650-670 g CO2e per kWh, no official number is published.