Comments on: Toyota Now Offering HUGE Prius PHEV Discounts

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:17:00 +0000

Yeah, I think that while a normal consumer might not look at these things as closely, the market is still early adopters and enthusiasts, who are paying close attention to such details. Just a hunch.

By: Otis11

Otis11 — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:46:00 +0000

That comes out to 50 MPG-US for those US drivers.
(74.3 MPG by conversion, but 50 MPG after accounting for different driving conditions)

By: driver_EV

driver_EV — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:01:00 +0000

Toyota just needs to increase the electric performance with longer electric-only range, and better electric drivability. Your battery is not good enough to compete yet Toyota!

By: Robert Fanney

Robert Fanney — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:15:00 +0000

Exactly!

By: Ronald Brakels

Ronald Brakels — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 07:06:00 +0000

It only gets 11 miles all electric, but using gasoline it still gets 31.6 kilometres per litre, so it does better than on emissions than most cars currently on the road. And I’m sure future models will have improved range. For people without long commutes, 11 miles all electric can still make a big difference to weekly fuel bills, especially if it can be recharged at work.

By: jlmur

jlmur — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:31:00 +0000

Is this the car that gets about 11 miles on all electric?

By: Madan Rajan

Madan Rajan — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 02:00:00 +0000

I think the Leaf’s $ 6,000 cut down with base model is triggering the price cut across the range. With the decline in prices of Lithium batteries, certainly these companies can cut down the price and increase the sales.

Otherwise Tesla could eat into their market and already they sold 1,400 units to get #2 spot in EV/Plugin sales. Infact its #1 in EV sales.

By: cbdh19

cbdh19 — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:56:00 +0000

Why the Volt is winning, three words –> More all-electric range!