Comment by zyang
3 years ago
PHEV sounds like best of both world on paper but actually worst of both worlds in reality. You are hauling a massive dead weight. Very little useful space inside. Most of them don't make past 10yrs due to the cost of complex system and battery replacement.
2022 Prius Prime gets better mpg than 2022 Prius, not worse.
And that doesn't count how much better things get if you fully charge the electric 25-mile range battery and measure the mpge.
Additionally, I offer into evidence what happens if you rent a Prius Prime and drive up to the valet at the hotel of your choice. Answer: they won't come and help you. Reason: they'll think you're an Uber driver. Upshot: the idea that Uber drivers could or would eat the cost of worse gas mileage due to dead weight is fatuous.
Toyota does a 10 year manufacturer warranty; the availability and price of used ones older than 10 years (I think they're called Prius Plug-in) should tell you that Toyota has a handle on the complexity of the system they built.
Toyota. Oh what a feeling.
Also, anyone who has one: hit me up if you're thinking about getting rid of one of these pieces of dead weight.