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Old 07-11-2019, 12:42 AM   #104 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
I've got 30% EV utilization on my plug-in Prius which has about a 10 mile range now. That's about 25,000 EV miles. The Prime is closer to the ideal range, though I always say Toyota is foolish to not select the minimum size battery that qualifies for the full $7,500 federal tax credit. That's money left on the table, and it would give the Prius somewhere around a 50 mile EV range.
They didn't have room to do that; what I don't understand is why they didn't design a platform that could accommodate a larger battery from the outset. Shoehorning the 8.8 kWh battery into the TNGA-based Prius already compromises more hatch space than I would want to live with.

Hyundai did it right with the Ioniq and Niro; their plug-in versions don't compromise any space compared to the conventional hybrids, with the battery sitting in a deep well over where the rear axle would be.
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