M.I.A. --- Oh 2023 Prius, where art thou???

I saw one in person at Olathe Toyota in Kansas april 28th. Blizzard white pearl. XSE.....marked SOLD. About 5 people on here have taken delivery. FYI Rare but possible. Oh and PreeBee owns one in Kansas as well.

 

They are arriving much quicker now. Follow the instructions on the following post, and you'll be riding in one quicker than you might think, and at a fair price: 2023 Prius Prime - official prices paid thread | Page 5 | PriusChat

 

I just picked up my GuardIan Gray 2023 Prius Prime XSE Premium yesterday. The fleet manager told me last week that there were only 65 2023 Prius Prime released in 48 states for the 1st batch. She said she won’t get anymore until mid or late June.

I had to drive home in hybrid mode since the car was delivered to the dealer yesterday morning and they had to prep the car and didn’t have time to charge the battery.

I charged it overnight and it says 100% charge but only showed 33 EV miles.

I am aware that with 17in wheels the EV was rated at 44 Miles and 19in wheels at 39 miles.

I guess my question is shouldn’t the battery show at least 44 EV miles when fully charged and will adjust according to the wheel size and how the car is driven?

 

Is it charged to the 80 percent capacity? ie do you have to tell it to charge to 100 for long trips? I also thought you could force charge it using the ICE engine like the Gen 4. Maybe not?

 

I just let it charged overnight and the app alerted me that it was 100 charged and has 33 EV miles.

There is a switch to add EV miles but again it says 100% charged.

 

Screen shot of Toyota App showing total in % and in miles

 

The range meter is like the distance to empty one for the gas tank. It gives a predicted range based on previous fuel consumption. The first charge is going to reflect how it has been driven since it left the factory.

The previous model didn't have an option for selecting charge level. With the buffer, I wouldn't worry about it.

Charging with the engine is fast DC charging. That will stop at 80%, as the last bit takes much longer.

 

I purchased my Limited about 2.5 weeks ago, and, today, I just saw a 2023 XLE parked on the street a few blocks away from me. It already had permanent license plates showing it was purchased in March.

 

I purchased my Limited about 2.5 weeks ago and, today, I just saw a 2023 XLE parked on the street a few blocks away from me. It already had permanent license plates showing it was purchased in March.

 

i think you got the first prime!

 

I have yet to see another one on the road as well..

 

What area are you? Usually helps to provide this context… no location in your profile.

I haven’t seen one on the road yet either in Canada (Toronto), though I figure I should any day now…

 

I’ve seen two of these this past week out on the streets, both in silver. One of them was riding on the larger wheels and looked great. The other one had those god awful ugly plastic wheels. Really brings down the overall look of the vehicle by a lot.

 

That is the guess-o-meter. It will vary according to your actual mi/kWh. If you are heavy-footed, it will be less than 39 miles, and if you are light-footed, it will be more. It will take several charges for the guess-o-meter to give good estimates.

Moreover, don't keep the car charged at 100% unless you are ready to drive. Use the charge scheduler to preserve the battery capacity.

 

Oh yes, every model is in short supply, and every manufacturer too.
Stop in at a dealer if you want to see a variety of used cars

 

My wife and I just lucked out on this one the other day. Traded in our 22 limited with 16k miles and gave $2600 difference. We think we got a heck of a deal - we love it so far!