With an EPA-estimated 25 miles of driving range in EV Mode on a full charge, you could potentially drive using only electricity for short commutes. And don’t worry—if you can’t or forget to charge, Prius Prime will still run on its efficient gas engine as long as you have fuel. ...
A separate button calls up an EV Auto mode that lets the Prime decide how to use the juice. In this case, the car operates primarily as a hybrid but judiciously doles out stints of electric-only operation where it sees fit. Capping things off are Normal, Eco, and Power driving modes. ...
John Voelcker editedGreen Car Reportsfor nine years, publishing more than 12,000 articles on hybrids, electric cars, and other low- and zero-emission vehicles and the energy ecosystem around them. He now covers advanced auto technologies and energy policy as a reporter and analyst. His work ...
Is there an Auto EV Mode for the Prime or just EV and HV modes? If there is one, what the heck does it do as we still haven’t figured that out in the current Prime and it’s been 6 years Any underfloor cargo storage? Spare tyre?
Note that DTE will be less for Gen 5 Prius AWD and Gen 5 Prius Prime due to reduced tank capacity (10.6 gallons vs. 11.4 gallons). Let's see your DTE values at fill-up! (Note: To get the DTE at fill-up, toggle to the DTE reading and bring the car to READY mode and then wai...
I saw the Prius at the NY Auto Show a while back & was very impressed. I'm not in the market for a sedan right now, but I hope someone will post driving impressions etc. to this forum once the car is more widely available.
The EV mode range of the Prime is nothing major. But the overall mileage with regular charging becomes ridiculously high. It became really hard to justify waiting around for a Tesla. $10-15k will buy an awful lot of other things. Heck, maybe I'll finally get that vintage Gretsch guitar ...
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—which is why the car defaults to EV mode whenever you start it. The Prius Prime moves away from the regular Prius visually with a restyled front and rear, supplanting the bizarro back end of the liftback with a sportier treatment that Toyota calls the “dual wave.” Whatever you call...