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Prime not the top compact green car?

Discussion in 'Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)' started by Nallambal, Feb 22, 2018.

  1. Nallambal

    Nallambal Junior Member

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    Now if their dealers would be ranked number one too.
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Looking at the sales for the past four months, people who voted with their wallets:

    model sales last 4 months
    1 Prius Liftback 18731
    2 RAV4 17709
    3 Fusion Hybrid 15316
    4 Transit Diesel 14362
    5 Bolt EV 10172
    6 Camry Hybrid 9134
    7 Niro Hybrid 8197
    8 Prius Prime 7376
    9 Ram Pickup Diesel 6793
    10 Highlander Hybrid 5241
    11 Model 3 3450

    Strange if it wasn't going to be the Prius by sales, they skipped over RAV4, Fusion Hybrid, and the Transit Diesel. I can understand the Transit because it is not ordinarily seen as a passenger vehicle. But the RAV4 and Fusion Hybrid are half again higher sales.

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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    The Transit is likely only fleet and commercial sales.

    The Bolt was top of the compact green car list. Prius or Prime could be top for midsize one.
     
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    bisco cookie crumbler

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    1) it's consumer reports

    2) you can't blame them for giving it to a company that created a bev for the masses.
     
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    ^ditto
    without reading it my feeling is CR has a certain agenda on cars, not too mention bad in-house method of city MPG testing
     
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    I can’t fool myself into thinking that anything but the Bolt is the green car of the year. It’s a sub $35k (especially with dealer incentives) practical pure EV with over 200 miles of range.
     
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    Exactly!

    It’s crazy just how much can fit in the Prius. I was told flat out that I would never fit 3/4 of pallet of rectangular boxes into my car, and felt a good deal of pride when everything fit fine. My SUV driving client was simply astounded.

    Then there was time we got a treadmill into the back of our Gen 3. I think we needed to leave the hatch on that one a bit ajar for the rear-tine tiller, though.

    But does the EPA classify the Prime as a mid-size car as well?
     
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    This Wikipedia graph bears out the sense I'm getting. if I'm reading this right, there were a mere 700 Prius sold in Canada in 2016? Seemed like sales petered off as 3rd gen proceeded, and died on the vine with 4th gen intro. The US got a nice bump in 2016; here, not so much.

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    Toyota Prius - Wikipedia
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Yes.
    The Prius has been midsized since the gen 2.
     
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