Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investments in hybrids, hydrogen

Re:Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investment... by jazzyjackson on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @12:44PM (#27985876)

I have the Prius prime, it gets a little over 25 mi EV-only and the only time it needs to burn gasoline is if you turn on the windshield defroster because the heat pump can only do so much I guess.

But the performance feels much sportier in EV mode and it has no trouble pulling up to 80mph without any ICE

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Re:Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investment... by asdff on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:13PM (#27988317)

25mi EV only is like an electric scooter range.

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Re:Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investment... by jazzyjackson on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:08AM (#27992960)

I live in a small town so the only time I drive more than 25 mi in a day is when I'm driving 200+ miles, and then I'm glad it takes gasoline. But yes, 50 mi would be better, but they already took the spare tire out to make room for battery as is (out of curiosity I googled it and wow, Tesla's don't have a spare either. That's probably my least favorite thing, I had to get towed my first week in the car because of the wimpy high-efficiency tires.)

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Re:Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investment... by philistine on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:40PM (#27988714)

Yes it is, very much so. You need to know your needs well to maximize your purchase, but for us it was cheaper than a Leaf to buy and it works exquisitely. I only hoped Toyota had never bet on Hydrogen for everyone, and ended up with zero-emissions in the hands of no one.

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