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Originally Posted by JSH
The 2022 Prius Prime has a MSRP of $28,770 + $1095 delivery. It is basically a $30,000 car. The 2023 price has not been announced yet but it is expected to be several thousand dollars more (The regular Prius got a $3K bump in price)
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The hard thing with purchase price is it doesn't give you the actual total cost of ownership. But comparing the 2022 Prius Prime with the 2023 RAV4 Prime on Edmunds TCO calculator, the Prius Prime is at least $12,000 cheaper to own and operate than the RAV4 Prime yet only $3,000 more than a 2023 Mitsubishi Mirage for 5 years of ownership. Edmunds considers the Chevy Bolt slightly more expensive to own and operate than a Prius Prime.
Yes, I know it's best to do the math one's self, and who knows how close Edmunds is to reality or where they get their numbers from. But the Prius (Prime or not) is still a cheaper vehicle than something like a RAV4 Prime, a Toyota bZ4X or a Tesla anything. I think a Prius is comparable to a Bolt in costs.