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Can Toyota's New Plug-In Prius Peel Off Impatient Tesla Customers Waiting For Model 3?

Forbes said:

Toyota’s rollout plans for the Prime also suggest the Japanese automaker is ready to spar with the Volt and Tesla’s hotly-anticipated sub-$35,000 Model 3. Like the 2017 Volt, the Prius’ new plug-in will be available in all 50 states when it goes on sale later this year. “Nationwide selling may combat Tesla, which has momentum with over $15 billion of Model 3 orders,” said David Whiston, an analyst with Morningstar. “Toyota may want to snag some of those customers who are not willing to wait until their Model 3 order is filled in either late 2017 or even 2018.”
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My thoughts are that it's highly unlikely any Tesla Model 3 reservation holders are going to opt for a Prius Prime.

Compared to a Volt though, they might be able to steal some sales away due to the Toyota reliability reputation, as well as some folks still harboring anti-GM feelings due to the EV-1 debacle, and the Prime being cheaper on sticker price (and...

Ashlem Nov 5, 2016 Read More Replies: 15
bwilson4web
Dashboard summary October 2016
Jeff Cobb's monthly summary, well done: October 2016 Dashboard
- Both the RAV-4 and Prius Hatchback are in 'stop sales' due to safety recalls
Bob Wilson
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DOT Announces EV Charge Station Corridors Program

President Obama Is Building a National Network of Highway Chargers for Electric Vehicles | WIRED

"With just a few months before a new regime sweeps in, Obama’s Department of Transportation announced one of its final moves in that eight-year effort. It is funding a network of “electric vehicle charging corridors”—25,000 miles and 35 states of highway where EV drivers will reliably find places to plug in, every 50 miles or fewer. In July, the DOT announced $4.5 billion in guaranteed loans for folks willing to build the powerful fast chargers that can charge a car like a Nissan Leaf up to 80 percent in about 30 minutes. And this week, the Federal Highway Administration officially christened these stretches of highway as the national “Alternative Fuel and Electric Charging” network."

ggood Nov 4, 2016 Read More Replies: 21