A plugin Toyota Prius for less than a regular Prius?
What would it like to drive a Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid and what kind of fuel economy does it achieve? What would the EV range be and the time to charge? If you are looking for answers to these questions today in a great article then head over to MotorTrend and read their review of the plug-in Prius.
Read the full article here: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/alternative/1009_2010_toyota_prius_plug_in_hybrid_electric_vehicle_prototype_test/index.html
From the article:
If the bloggers were right, we just finished driving a time machine. A month ago, Toyota dropped off an example from its U.S. fleet of 150 Prius Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, which the Master Of Hybrids is deploying to gather real-world experience in advance of a production version debuting in 2012. In the 32 days we piloted our Prius Plug-In we accumulated 1880 miles (equivalent to driving from our El Segundo, California, offices to St. Louis; burned 26.2 gallons of gas in the process; returned 70.4 mpg (!); and very possibly had a glimpse of the future of the automobile. (Or at least, the upcoming Chevy Volt.)
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