Originally Posted by BestTimesNow
I never paid much attention to the Prius, but I got one as a rental car, last month. We had three adults and luggage on a 450 mile trip. We averaged 48.7 MPG. I was impressed.
The new 2009 Prius will come out this fall, with a larger electric range and higher HP gas engine. It’s the 2010 Prius that I am waiting to see. It will have plug in capability, so if you plug it in every night you will basically have an electric car for the first 30 or 40 miles driven every day, but the gas engine can kick in as needed for faster acceleration or long range driving.
do you know if the newer plug in models will have the latest a123 batteries yet?