first 200 miles was all electric .....then it reverted to hybrid mode again.
I am 13 miles from my driveway to my work parking lot and the company gave us a chance to try the Prius if we wanted for a week or two. I signed up for 2 weeks. Drove it 26 miles a day and parked it as the boss said no joy riding etc .....:o)
Good acceleration to cruising speed of 70mph where I set the cruise control....... I am gonna buy one . I did drive it 6 days and the looked at the battery meter on the dash and plugged it in overnight on day six and it was full up ! I wish I had checked the draw on my electricity to see what the cost would have been. Hypothetically one can have gas in the 10 gal tank go bad on em if they live close to work and stay in electric mode all the time......
I think the modification done involved replacing the Nickle Metal Hydride batteries with lithium Ion (lap top style) battery banks. Not sure what that will cost to replace in the vehicles average life time etc ......
Neat and cheap.......but the goobermint is never gonna MAKE me buy one......
Stay safe .....Nite !
I had read that the original motor wasn’t powerful enough to use as an electric only all the time. I would think they have upgraded that as well. Glad to hear you enjoyed the car. I try to keep my eyes and ears open to what is out there.
I have a Mercury Mariner Hybrid. I love the thing. I’ve had more fun with it trying to see what mileage I could achieve with the four wheel drive vehicle.
Take care.