Toyota Prius Plugin
Published Wednesday, 01 December, 2010 by Blog Admin. Categories: News.
Auto Week writer Mark Vaughn had the privilege of touring around Southern California in a Plugin Toyota Prius. His seven week drive around town brought many pleasant surprises to a skeptical alternative fuel driver.
According to Mark, "The first week, Nov. 8-12, it did more of the highly efficient commuter slogging for which it was designed. In that role I found that it almost invariably goes 12 miles per full electric charge before the gasoline engine kicks in and it becomes just another hybrid. Each of those full electric charges almost invariably adds almost exactly 3.5 kilowatt-hours to the…
According to Mark, "The first week, Nov. 8-12, it did more of the highly efficient commuter slogging for which it was designed. In that role I found that it almost invariably goes 12 miles per full electric charge before the gasoline engine kicks in and it becomes just another hybrid. Each of those full electric charges almost invariably adds almost exactly 3.5 kilowatt-hours to the…