New Owner 2026 Prius XSE Premium PHEV

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  1. kev604

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    New member here from Vancouver British Columbia Canada excited to be taking delivery tomorrow on a brand new 2026 Prius XSE Premium PHEV in Guardian Grey. The car is my wife's but hopefully I will get some seat time . New to the world of hybrid and EV but not new to forums as I am quite active on the Honda forums since I own a Honda and was active on the Nissan forums since my wife's previous car was a Nissan but PHEV are new to me so lots of questions to come. Will post some pics.
     
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    Hello and welcome to PriusChat!
     
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    congrats, all the best!
     
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    what a reversal of fortune
     
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  6. kev604

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    Here she is on her own and parked next to my Civic Si. Delivered with 11KM on the clock. 20251105_134410.jpg 20251105_122747.jpg 20251105_122243.jpg
     
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    Why the glut?
    When I picked up my HEV, I noticed that the same three PHEV Prii were on my dealer's lot 5 weeks after I ordered the car.
     
  8. kev604

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    Where I live I think the EV rebates have dried up and the majority of the people don't want to pay the extra $$$ for a plug-in versus hybrid. My wife got a nice rebate bringing down the price very close to a hybrid model Prius. Dealer said they were motivated to move inventory to hit quotas.
     
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    And here I thought Toyota Canada was intentionally limiting units. Guess not for the Prius PHEV. (Or they are but the demand isn’t there).
     
  10. kev604

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    Not sure but the couple dealers I spoke with they had stock on 2026 Prius models in all trims.

    The dealer that I bought the Prius from told me RAV4 hybrid wait times ~1.5 years, Corolla Cross hybrid ~2 years, Sienna hybrid ~2 years.
     
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    Yeesh. Still? Guess everyone’s getting the RAV4 Hybrid now that there’s no ICE version for 2026.