Wonder If It Will

[stompe]

Happen here? http://www.worldcarfans.com/113101064183/2014-toyota-prius-dips-below-30000-usd

[Chris Dance]

I like the Prius Plug IN but its range is so limited.

[Aceshigh84]

How is the range limited?

Do you mean just the bit about the "up to" 15 miles on an 1.5 hour (typically overnight) charge alone before it turns into a regular hybrid?

I believe the car has two batteries, one for the plug in element and the other as part of the normal hybrid system. Once the plug in Battery runs out the car acts just like a normal Prius, with range dictated by driving style and amount of fuel in the tank.

I hope you're not confusing the plug in model with a typical electric car that will stop when the Battery is flat! One of my friends in work thought that, and he looked confused when I asked him whether the engine in the car was just for ballast!

[RobMagpie]

The plug-in has one HV Battery but the software splits it so that when EV is depleted it acts like a normal Prius.

[Opifex]

To get back to the topic.....

Am I reading the article right - a plug-in for $30,000? £19,000?

With ordinary Prii selling reasonably well in the UK at more than that I see no reason why they would offer a similar deal here?

I'd be delighted if it happened but I'm not holding my breath.

[johalareewi]

The article starts with Prius 2014, then changes to Prius plugin half way through.

[Surv1v0r]

It seems that the US 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In comes as standard with remote climate

Does this mean that it can teleport rain and fog to somewhere else?

[barrycoll]

the T3 Prius costs £18180 from www.drivethedeal.com

and the Plug in has a nearly £7000 discount, and down to £26k

why pay dealer prices???

[barrycoll]

http://www.drivethedeal.com/price.asp

perhaps I have made a mistake here, and the Govt will subtract another £5k from the £26k discount Plug-In price!!

[aCactus]

It seems that the US 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In comes as standard with remote climate

Does this mean that it can teleport rain and fog to somewhere else?

The UK plug-in already has this - you can switch on the air conditioning before you get into the car (a/c button on key fob)

[Chris Dance]

Help me out here. The Plug in Prius (PIP) has a 15 mile range on one electric charge, If you have a full fuel tank and drive normally as per a normal hybrid; what is the approx range of the PIP.? I have been told it is very limited. If this is wrong I may be interested in purchasing one next year.

[Aceshigh84]

I don't know about the normal range in a normal Prius, but I have managed over 500 miles a few times in my Auris hybrid from a full tank (40 litres).

I think the main allure of the PiP is for those with short commutes, or with chargers at work.

Although I would consider one even for my commute as I could get almost half way there on the "home charge", and then it is just a normal hybrid for the rest of the journey where I know I can get 60+mpg. It would be even better if I could persuade work to have a charger fitted!

Hopefully by the time I come to change my car (2016), the Battery tech etc will have improved again and the PiP (or even Plug in Auris by that time?) will be cheaper to buy and have a longer range on the electric charge.

[Chris Dance]

I have just read the PIP has a 10 gallon tank. So the range must be even better than the normal prius using EV mode as well. Let us hope the price gets reduced. I would be interested in seeing reviews by PIP owners.

[timberwolf]

I think they that start selling the 2014 in 2013 - for example the Prius Gen 3 2010 was introduced into North America in 2009 before Gen 3 was launched in the UK.

I wonder if the car pricing is due to the American Govt sending millions of its employees home on unpaid leave?

[RobMagpie]

My average over the last 14 months is 800 miles per tank with a normal commute of 15 miles per day and some longer journeys at weekends.

[Chris Dance]

Thanks Rob for your answer with regard the miles per gallon etc.

Can you request a proper spare wheel when buying a plug in Prius? The "gunge" hardly ever works to fix punctures according to AA and other users of the stuff. I have mentioned this on another thread.

[RobMagpie]

Not as far as I am aware but there's been lots of talk on priuschat about obtaining a spare.

[aCactus]

There is no room for a spare in the plug-in apart from in the boot - there is a small compartment under the floor but it is the wrong shape for a spare wheel. If I was to charge the Battery every day then most of the time I would not use any petrol apart from that required to run engine to run the heater. As I do not charge every day I usually run the car in "ordinary" hybrid mode and overall consumption is 64mpg but for some shopping trips in the summer I did my usuall journey in EV mode so got the magical 999mpg.

[Chris Dance]

Having no room for a spare wheel puts me off buying a plug in prius. I do hope manufacturers get the message that most customers want a proper spare wheel.