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Re:Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investment... by dragonwriter on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @12:44PM (#27985879)
> Their only one, the Prius Prime, is more expensive than its competitors and offers less than half their range. What's the point of getting a PHEV if I still spend half my commute running on gasoline?

The Prime has a 25 mile battery range, which is well over the average driven commute distance in the US (its about the average daily driven distance for drivers.)

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Re:Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investment... by Robotbeat on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @12:56PM (#27986016)
It’s about half of what you’d need to comfortably go without gas the vast, vast majority of time. The Chevy Volt has about the right plug in electric range (50 miles) for a future where we have to basically synthesize all fuels.
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Re:Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investment... by Causality1 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @05:00PM (#27989649)
Exactly. It's a future proof car. If gas gets much more expensive you're ok. If the battery ages and dies you're still ok.
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