Comments on: Toyota To Offer Plug-In Prius In 2011 http://gas2.org/2009/12/16/toyota-to-offer-plug-in-prius-in-2011/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:34:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ron http://gas2.org/2009/12/16/toyota-to-offer-plug-in-prius-in-2011/#comment-13397 Ron Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:26:35 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4328#comment-13397 I'm dissapointed by this small step. Lets get real . What happened to 135 mi on a charge? OH thats right that car would be 99,000. We seem to have a TV sales feed here, Start each small change with big prices,hold back technoligy to get these big prices. Only Computers and phones get cheaper.How can cars get lighter,simpler,less metal,fake everything and keep going up. How long have we been making electric motors? Are we loosing brains? I am a Prius owner 2008 and hope I can hold out for enough good news and technical upgrades so I can trade. I’m dissapointed by this small step. Lets get real . What happened to 135 mi on a charge? OH thats right that car would be 99,000. We seem to have a TV sales feed here, Start each small change with big prices,hold back technoligy to get these big prices. Only Computers and phones get cheaper.How can cars get lighter,simpler,less metal,fake everything and keep going up. How long have we been making electric motors? Are we loosing brains? I am a Prius owner 2008 and hope I can hold out for enough good news and technical upgrades so I can trade.

]]> By: Mkkby http://gas2.org/2009/12/16/toyota-to-offer-plug-in-prius-in-2011/#comment-13396 Mkkby Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:03:59 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4328#comment-13396 Reality check... $11,000 to go 14 miles on a charge? I'm sure a hand full of show offs will buy that, but real consumers? Nyet. Especially since it will be 7 miles under "normal" driving conditions. Reality check… $11,000 to go 14 miles on a charge? I’m sure a hand full of show offs will buy that, but real consumers? Nyet. Especially since it will be 7 miles under “normal” driving conditions.

]]> By: Mkkby http://gas2.org/2009/12/16/toyota-to-offer-plug-in-prius-in-2011/#comment-36999 Mkkby Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:03:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4328#comment-36999 Reality check... $11,000 to go 14 miles on a charge? I'm sure a hand full of show offs will buy that, but real consumers? Nyet. Especially since it will be 7 miles under "normal" driving conditions. Reality check… $11,000 to go 14 miles on a charge? I’m sure a hand full of show offs will buy that, but real consumers? Nyet. Especially since it will be 7 miles under “normal” driving conditions.

]]> By: AK http://gas2.org/2009/12/16/toyota-to-offer-plug-in-prius-in-2011/#comment-13395 AK Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:34:54 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4328#comment-13395 I think the plug-ins will take over most of the current standard hybrid market share, which is about 3%. Depends on where you are too. In Japan, the standard Prius is now the best selling car, and the plug-in Prius will probably take it’s place. Depends on what city you’re in too. Cities with EV infrastructures will have better plug-in sales. This is just the beginning. We will build on what we have. Toyota is making an announcement soon about a Prius line of different body types – possibly a mini-van, a compact SUV, sport and luxury models (Lexus plug-in) – maybe even a compact plug-in pick-up. Price will come down. Range will go up. The market will broaden, and so will the plug-in market share. The price of fuel will be a factor, but not a controlling factor. You’re still going to have an educated segment of buyers who will pay extra for the green footprint and the cheaper cost of operation. Even if gasoline is $2.50 a gallon, there will still be a very good payback – Especially for vehicles with an all electric range of 25 miles or better, the average mileage driven per day. There may also be attractive tax credits of $5K to $7K. That will also expand the market for plug-ins. I think the plug-ins will take over most of the current standard hybrid market share, which is about 3%. Depends on where you are too. In Japan, the standard Prius is now the best selling car, and the plug-in Prius will probably take it’s place. Depends on what city you’re in too. Cities with EV infrastructures will have better plug-in sales. This is just the beginning. We will build on what we have.

Toyota is making an announcement soon about a Prius line of different body types – possibly a mini-van, a compact SUV, sport and luxury models (Lexus plug-in) – maybe even a compact plug-in pick-up. Price will come down. Range will go up. The market will broaden, and so will the plug-in market share.

The price of fuel will be a factor, but not a controlling factor. You’re still going to have an educated segment of buyers who will pay extra for the green footprint and the cheaper cost of operation. Even if gasoline is $2.50 a gallon, there will still be a very good payback – Especially for vehicles with an all electric range of 25 miles or better, the average mileage driven per day. There may also be attractive tax credits of $5K to $7K. That will also expand the market for plug-ins.

]]> By: AK http://gas2.org/2009/12/16/toyota-to-offer-plug-in-prius-in-2011/#comment-36998 AK Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:34:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4328#comment-36998 I think the plug-ins will take over most of the current standard hybrid market share, which is about 3%. Depends on where you are too. In Japan, the standard Prius is now the best selling car, and the plug-in Prius will probably take it’s place. Depends on what city you’re in too. Cities with EV infrastructures will have better plug-in sales. This is just the beginning. We will build on what we have. Toyota is making an announcement soon about a Prius line of different body types – possibly a mini-van, a compact SUV, sport and luxury models (Lexus plug-in) – maybe even a compact plug-in pick-up. Price will come down. Range will go up. The market will broaden, and so will the plug-in market share. The price of fuel will be a factor, but not a controlling factor. You’re still going to have an educated segment of buyers who will pay extra for the green footprint and the cheaper cost of operation. Even if gasoline is $2.50 a gallon, there will still be a very good payback – Especially for vehicles with an all electric range of 25 miles or better, the average mileage driven per day. There may also be attractive tax credits of $5K to $7K. That will also expand the market for plug-ins. I think the plug-ins will take over most of the current standard hybrid market share, which is about 3%. Depends on where you are too. In Japan, the standard Prius is now the best selling car, and the plug-in Prius will probably take it’s place. Depends on what city you’re in too. Cities with EV infrastructures will have better plug-in sales. This is just the beginning. We will build on what we have.

Toyota is making an announcement soon about a Prius line of different body types – possibly a mini-van, a compact SUV, sport and luxury models (Lexus plug-in) – maybe even a compact plug-in pick-up. Price will come down. Range will go up. The market will broaden, and so will the plug-in market share.

The price of fuel will be a factor, but not a controlling factor. You’re still going to have an educated segment of buyers who will pay extra for the green footprint and the cheaper cost of operation. Even if gasoline is $2.50 a gallon, there will still be a very good payback – Especially for vehicles with an all electric range of 25 miles or better, the average mileage driven per day. There may also be attractive tax credits of $5K to $7K. That will also expand the market for plug-ins.

]]> By: Tim Cleland http://gas2.org/2009/12/16/toyota-to-offer-plug-in-prius-in-2011/#comment-13394 Tim Cleland Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:26:58 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4328#comment-13394 The Volt is also a nicer looking car. My money says that neither is going to sell very well once the initial novelty runs out. (The only thing that may change my mind is if gas goes back above $4/gal again.) The Volt is also a nicer looking car. My money says that neither is going to sell very well once the initial novelty

runs out. (The only thing that may change my mind is if gas

goes back above $4/gal again.)

]]> By: Tim Cleland http://gas2.org/2009/12/16/toyota-to-offer-plug-in-prius-in-2011/#comment-36997 Tim Cleland Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:26:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4328#comment-36997 The Volt is also a nicer looking car. My money says that neither is going to sell very well once the initial novelty runs out. (The only thing that may change my mind is if gas goes back above $4/gal again.) The Volt is also a nicer looking car. My money says that neither is going to sell very well once the initial novelty

runs out. (The only thing that may change my mind is if gas

goes back above $4/gal again.)

]]> By: Moteur Nature http://gas2.org/2009/12/16/toyota-to-offer-plug-in-prius-in-2011/#comment-13393 Moteur Nature Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:53:06 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4328#comment-13393 Of course, they don't want the Volt to get all the headlines. But I think the serial hybrid technology from the Chevy is better. I may be wrong on that... Of course, they don’t want the Volt to get all the headlines. But I think the serial hybrid technology from the Chevy is better. I may be wrong on that…

]]> By: Moteur Nature http://gas2.org/2009/12/16/toyota-to-offer-plug-in-prius-in-2011/#comment-36996 Moteur Nature Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:53:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4328#comment-36996 Of course, they don't want the Volt to get all the headlines. But I think the serial hybrid technology from the Chevy is better. I may be wrong on that... Of course, they don’t want the Volt to get all the headlines. But I think the serial hybrid technology from the Chevy is better. I may be wrong on that…

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