well done!

2 word descirpition.

GIVE ME.

"GIVE ME ONE" for 3 words
'FOR FREE" for 2 words
LOL

MINE!

The reason they separated into 3 packs are probably to minimize electrical loss. Instead of all cells being drawn partially, 2/3 of the pack can "sleep". This also simplifies temp management.

Awww... what about climate control? All you did was confirm it drives well and does everything as promised to us by Toyota.

I want in-between the lines stuff. You HAVE to schedule ANOTHER test drive !!!

Now . . . . if I only had a buck fore every time I've said the word WHEN . . . I could pay CASH for the dang PHEV by now. Pullleez?
WHEN ?

ray:

I'm just wondering what the advantage would be over the Chevy Volt? Last I heard the Prius PHEV was going to be around $50,000. If that is so, the Volt is cheaper and more capable.

Thanks for sharing Danny. Very exciting news.

Ugggg. 2012 before the PHEV Prius is available. Hard to believe that GM will beat Toyota to market with a PHEV.

Nice write-up. thanks for keeping us informed.

It is designed to take advantage of high-volume production by leveraging off of the non-plug Prius to lower cost and the lower price of simply using a smaller battery-pack.

That gives it far better of a chance of reaching a large demographic.
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I want one too!

I totally agree with you, Danny, that it can meet the needs of many people and that its appeal is having one car that can do both short trips and long trips.

I just wish I were made of money!

Well, the major difference is, Toyota will actually build the PHEV, whereas GM likes to talk about the Volt. Also, even if GM does actually build the Volt, the "CS" (Charge Sustained) mode of operation is rumored to get far less MPG than the Prius. I would rather be in a Prius when my EV range is depleted (13 miles), than in a Volt (40 miles rumored), getting 50-55MPG, versus the rumored 38MPG of the CS mode of the Volt.

Really what I want is the Leaf, and a public charging infrastructure, who needs stinky gas then...

OMG i am missing out here guys.. i am not online enhough.. damm did not catch this yesterday.
Danny you drove it .. nice .

funny thing i did not got the message from PC but was looking at youtube and prius and this movie came up.

when can i drive it haha.

edit :

ok just found this

YOU DAnny YOU>>>.. i say to my pussy cat ..kill attack

When roadside/SOS service is pulled in 2013, what will people
do for a spare tire?
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_H*

The toyota won't break down?

I kid! (sorta)

This clearly splits the market. How many days do you drive more than 80 miles. If its most of them or you need room for 5 people, the prius may be a better choice than the volt.

This is where regional differences really come into play. In my city we are at close to electric capacity on warm days. The city owned utility is has plenty of excess capacity at night, and would prefer night charging. If on most days you only drive 13 miles, then the phv also does not make much sense. It is a high price to pay for just a little fuel use over the regular prius. In japan this is a different case where cost of fuel is much higher.

In both cases it will be early adopters in the first couple of years. With the installed base of happy prius customers, I would expect more people to buy a phv prius even if the value proposition is not as good as buying a volt.

fifty grand!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! who'd you hear that from, malorn? think you heard wrong. volt is gonna be fifty grand.