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The problem with running out of gas in the Prius is a complete system failure. When you run out of gas the ICE is completely out of play and then the car switches to battery power. If you are close to the station you can try to make it on battery alone but it will discharge at a breakneck rate...recommended to shut down all power draining sources including lights, air, radio, etc. If you run the battery completely down you are risking serious damage to the Prius...aka...completely out of gas and dead battery. Now you are in the "flat bed tow to the shop for recharge" zone. Also, the Prius battery has to be "jumped" in a very specific way...highly recommend you do not do it yourself unless you completely understand how to do it (never let a tow donkey with no Prius experience do it on the road).
There are plenty of people that have run it dry more than once...but the risk of damage in the Prius is much higher than a regular ICE vehicle.
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