Toyota Prius Plugin 2012-2015 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW...

Toyota Prius Plugin 2012-2015 IN-DEPTH REVIEW
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The Plug-in hybrid version of Toyota's third generation Prius was very clever indeed. Conventional Prius hybrids were always severely limited in the distance they could travel and the speed they could go on all-electric power, but this model, launched in 2012, was far less constrained. Buyers who only ever needed their cars for short trips and were prepared to undertake a frequent charging regime often found that they hardly ever needed to visit a filling station. Unlike full all-electric vehicles though, this car can undertake longer journeys too, seamlessly switching to normal petrol/electric hybrid power when the battery runs down. There are certainly cheaper routes to low cost eco-friendly motoring - but there aren't too many better ones.
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Complicated stuff, this eco-friendly motoring business. After all, every brand you talk to seems to have a different idea as to what it's all about. Should you be looking at an 'eco-friendly' diesel? Or perhaps a pure electric vehicle driven by batteries alone? Maybe a better approach is found by combining the two. Either with an electric vehicle that has a so-called 'range extender' engine for longer trips. Or with a proper petrol/electric or diesel/electric hybrid where the battery is constantly helping out the conventional engine. Decisions, decisions. You could wrestle with them all day. Or perhaps, simply buy one of these, Toyota's Prius Plug-in.
The Prius, as you probably know, is a petrol/electric hybrid - the petrol/electric hybrid in fact, with millions sold worldwide since the car was launched at the turn of the century. For years, it had the automotive eco market to itself - but no longer. These days, potential buyers who use their cars over longer journeys point out that its fuel and CO2 returns can be all but matched by many much cheaper conventional diesels. While those favouring shorter distances wonder why it can only cover less than two miles on electric power alone when rival models with 'Range Extender' technology can manage nearly 50.
Toyota's answer to these critics was found in the Plug-in hybrid variant we look at here, a car launched in 2012. This was one of the very first PHEV models on the market, one of those able to be charged not only its engine while driving but also from a household mains supply when stationary. It sold until the end of the third generation Prius model's production life late in 2015.
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[@jonjones6583]

Definitely up there with classic clear, vehicle reviews. Thank you Jonathan.

[@CarandDrivingCarReviews]

Glad you like them!

[@Scottwilliamson-bi3vi]

I have a blue magnetism 2019 plug-in. I always park far away from whatever building I’m going into. I walked out to my car and a 2015 plug-in was parked near me and he was admiring my car. That is when I realized I am completely a nerd.

[@Dani-sz1zw]

8:40 the B gear is not for "extra regenerative breaking"
this is a common misconception
this gear is for engine breakig for the case when the disk breaks would over heat

[@mstevenchapman]

This is considered the advanced model. You can get the same year range as a plugin but some of the perks and specs are removed.

[@billwalsh5508]

I was wondering about the "B" also. But according to Toyota it is pretty much that gear we used to use to go down steep inclines. Just a different designation

[@Lorenzo_Velasquez]

And this exact car still runs with 164k miles on it!!!!

[@lahiruhlg]

with original hv battery?

[@FBA-Renaissance]

SOLD!!! 😎

[@FBA-Renaissance]

0:55 - there are no eco-friendly diesels only eco-friendly biofuels 😎

[@FBA-Renaissance]

SOLD!!! 😎