The thing with the prime is people will just try to use it as a pure ev to save, but range will be a lot shorter, slow and you would need to charge it everyday. Not to mention, you still have to change the oil every 6 months. So for me, it’s either just get a hybrid or a pure ev.
People only get Teslas for bragging rights. They want to show everybody in the neighborhood that they got it like that, even though certain ones be faking it 😂😂
Except in price ….and interest rates… and no dishonest sales people trying to add 6-10k on top of MSRP …. Toyota 👍🏻. I got quoted a payment of $125/mo more for a Prius LE (base model) over a model 3 for 60 month financing.
We ordered an SE specifically because (like the LE), it has 17's. The larger wheels do look nice. But, the EV range and mpg suffer. We have been getting close to 100Km out of the Traction Battery and in Hybrid Mode see 62mpg. Both more than the claimed numbers.
Here's why, Our 2024 Prime PHEV has almost 5,000 miles on the OD after six months of driving. We have burned less than two tanks of gas. This car, essentially, is an EV. But, it cost over $20,000 less than a full BEV. All the benefits with fewer dollars.
The Prius is a fantastic car model, and always has been. They are better than electric cars. It’s the only plug system, as far as I am concerned. I love German cars, but they just need to bolt this drivetrain in. They can’t beat it.
The Prius Prime is a nice basic car. But this car is no where close to being in the same league as a Tesla Model 3. I'm not a Tesla fanboy even though I own two Tesla's, but I have to call you on your "perceived" bias against Tesla. The vide I get is you single out Tesla for the views because there're a lot of Tesla haters out there. It's cool, you have to make your money. I like most of the content you put out there.
Believe it or not, this is my favorite "normal people" car. 😆 Not at all a driver enthusiast vehicle, but great for long commutes and super cheap to maintain.
Gas here is $6.75 a gallon. Hydro is just .1415kwh. We pay 1/4 the cost to drive 100Km (62.5 m), with hydro opposed to fuel. BTW, with a regular Prius, you don't buy any electricity. The government gave us a $5,000 rebate for our 2024 Prime. We have driven our new car 7,695Km (4,809.3 M), and burned less than two tanks of gas. The couple of times our car has run in Hybrid Mode it has given us 60+mpg. Yes, it's just you. Sit in a Dodge Ram or a Toyota Tundra. Now, those are massive A pillars.
@@TomLawlor-iq6gm $6.75 ouch! Gas is $3.25 and electric is nuclear at 0.11 where I live, North Carolina USA. May I ask, where do you live? Would you still have gotten a Prime if the government hadn't taken from others to incentivize you with $5k? 60mpg is pretty stellar. Looks like you could go 44,444 gas-only miles between the difference of a regular vs prime. I could go 92,307 gas-only in reg prius on same $5000 in a regular prius. Re: pillars, maybe it's the horizontal-ness of the pillar extending so far out from peripheral vision that seems unsafe to my eye.
@@anaveragehuman2937 Always good to talk with another Human. We live in Newfoundland. We're a quite large island (with a much larger portion of our landmass (Labrador), attached to Mainland Canada. We are North-East of Maine and our city is well over 600 miles out in The North Atlantic. My wife and me drove through The Carolinas a few years ago, very pretty country-side. What I neglected to mention is that the $6.75 cost is "down" from where it was just a short time ago. At the height of COVID regular gas here peaked at around $7.38, diesel was even higher. In short, most of the cost is due to taxes. In fact, we are actually paying tax on tax when it comes to all fuels here. Making that even more frustrating; our province is the second largest oil producer in Canada. Virtually all our hydro is produced with dams. This new car is our third Prius, but first Prime. So we do take your point about the price difference between it and a regular Prius carefully. The rebate really did "seal the deal" for us as we're both retired now and have to "throttle-back" with finances where we can. In a couple of other Canadian provinces the rebate is even higher, to the point where a Prime is actually cheaper than a regular Prius. However, we would have bought the Prime even sans the rebate. We're hardly "tree-huggers" but, we do see our environment changing and, not in a good way. Carbon emissions are driving that. In Canada's vast far North (where there are no forests at all), the open ground has been frozen for millions of years, those lands have what's called Perma-Frost (because, it never thaws). Or, usen't to. It's now starting to. That's a massive problem not just for the people who reside there, it's a World-wide issue. There's more methane gas locked in the ground up there than humans have produced in the last 200 years. If it is released by melting Perma-Frost there is no going back. In the last six months our exhaust has been lowered by an astonishing amount even compared to our old hybrids. In the big scheme, it's not much. But we do want to try something positive, and yes, we are willing to pay. Regards the A pillars; on film they do appear to be intrusive. However, in person not so much. We adapted very easily to tell the truth. I had both a Ram and Tundra as company cars and you had to be perfectly alert and aware when turning left at any intersection because the pillars hide a lot of geography. Take care.
You can charge a Prius Prime from any regular 115 volt plug. Or, you can do the same at any public Level 2 charger. We can drive ours up to nearly 100Km on battery, then get 60+mpg in Hybrid Mode.
So I went to the Toyota dealer - Prius Prime is unavailable anywhere in my state: if I find one out-of-state Toyota says it will be unserviceable anywhere in my state. My conclusion - this is a propaganda/press effort that Toyota does NOT intend to make generally available. Mr Hardy you've been had.
Hey Ben. Not sure where your bias comes from but some of your Tesla assertions are woefully misinformed. I appreciate your personal preference for Toyota but as a RUclips auto journalist, you really need to be careful with your facts, or at least state some to support your statements. No car is perfect. Choice of car will vary greatly with personal situation and needs. Feeding FUD about Tesla and other BEVs is frankly beneath you. Directly compare a Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWD with the Prius Prime using facts and I just don't see how you conclude that the Prius is superior. Strongly disagree with your take. Full disclosure - I've never owned a Toyota (prefer Honda and Mazda over the years) and I am taking delivery of a Tesla M3P this week.
@@BenHardyCars99% of people just charge at home overnight. The 1% that actually need to drive long distance (250+ miles daily / 90k miles yearly) or don’t have access to overnight charging will just buy a hybrid or gas vehicle.
@@user-dd2jg6kv8y - You took delivery just before the "full price drop" and you're cool with it? Pricing consistency is a huge responsibility of being a car company. If the current price is reasonable, why were they gouging people until they no longer could? They've destroyed value for a major asset and it's all good. Nope nope nope.
@benhardycars No car is perfect. Ive always been a Honda/Toyota guy but the payments of a CRV/Rav4 are almost the same as a tesla now. They are not affordable suv anymore. I got a Model Y, the same monthly payment as a crv. Crv with no tech, torque, no fun, etc.
We've had our Prime for six months. It has taken us 7,695Km (4,809.3 miles ((miles, now that's old Tech)), ), and we've burned less than two tanks of fuel.
As a Toyota employee the only thing Tesla can beat Toyota in is the stock returns
The thing with the prime is people will just try to use it as a pure ev to save, but range will be a lot shorter, slow and you would need to charge it everyday. Not to mention, you still have to change the oil every 6 months. So for me, it’s either just get a hybrid or a pure ev.
Nothing wrong with Hybrids. You get the best of both worlds.
People only get Teslas for bragging rights. They want to show everybody in the neighborhood that they got it like that, even though certain ones be faking it 😂😂
Toyota beats Tesla any day.
I’ve never seen a gas station nor done any scheduled maintenance for last 5 years…
wow youre lame
Except in price ….and interest rates… and no dishonest sales people trying to add 6-10k on top of MSRP …. Toyota 👍🏻. I got quoted a payment of $125/mo more for a Prius LE (base model) over a model 3 for 60 month financing.
Yoda is KING
Somebody put LE wheels on this Prime.
We ordered an SE specifically because (like the LE), it has 17's. The larger wheels do look nice. But, the EV range and mpg suffer. We have been getting close to 100Km out of the Traction Battery and in Hybrid Mode see 62mpg. Both more than the claimed numbers.
Why do people compare a PHEV to a EV, there is no comparison, you either want one or the other
Here's why,
Our 2024 Prime PHEV has almost 5,000 miles on the OD after six months of driving. We have burned less than two tanks of gas. This car, essentially, is an EV. But, it cost over $20,000 less than a full BEV. All the benefits with fewer dollars.
One thing tesla and toyota prius have in common is they offer NO spare tire..
And both are hideous looking
Prius made a come back
When will this wonder be sold here in Brazil? ❤
Really have to ask the question whether this model year is ok to buy ANY Totyota product. If looking for a PHV, I would definitely go with Toyota.
The Prius is a fantastic car model, and always has been. They are better than electric cars. It’s the only plug system, as far as I am concerned. I love German cars, but they just need to bolt this drivetrain in. They can’t beat it.
The Prius Prime is a nice basic car. But this car is no where close to being in the same league as a Tesla Model 3. I'm not a Tesla fanboy even though I own two Tesla's, but I have to call you on your "perceived" bias against Tesla. The vide I get is you single out Tesla for the views because there're a lot of Tesla haters out there. It's cool, you have to make your money. I like most of the content you put out there.
Corolla is bad with the road noise as well.
Believe it or not, this is my favorite "normal people" car. 😆
Not at all a driver enthusiast vehicle, but great for long commutes and super cheap to maintain.
My Roommate paid 70k for his Tesla 2 years ago new. He just traded his Tesla with 40k miles in and got 33k. Over 50% lost in value in 2 years. 😂😅😊.
Toyota prius is a good looking car for a Toyota
With my Prius I can choose from two source of energy. It’s more freedom than any EV !
long commute is best with this type of car
toyota needs to focus on the new bearing issues on the tundra engines... haha
Is it just me or is that A pillar really in the way?
$28k for a Prius
$33k for a Prime
$5000 can buy a lot of electricity and gas.
Gas here is $6.75 a gallon. Hydro is just .1415kwh. We pay 1/4 the cost to drive 100Km (62.5 m), with hydro opposed to fuel. BTW, with a regular Prius, you don't buy any electricity.
The government gave us a $5,000 rebate for our 2024 Prime.
We have driven our new car 7,695Km (4,809.3 M), and burned less than two tanks of gas. The couple of times our car has run in Hybrid Mode it has given us 60+mpg.
Yes, it's just you. Sit in a Dodge Ram or a Toyota Tundra. Now, those are massive A pillars.
@@TomLawlor-iq6gm $6.75 ouch! Gas is $3.25 and electric is nuclear at 0.11 where I live, North Carolina USA. May I ask, where do you live?
Would you still have gotten a Prime if the government hadn't taken from others to incentivize you with $5k?
60mpg is pretty stellar. Looks like you could go 44,444 gas-only miles between the difference of a regular vs prime.
I could go 92,307 gas-only in reg prius on same $5000 in a regular prius.
Re: pillars, maybe it's the horizontal-ness of the pillar extending so far out from peripheral vision that seems unsafe to my eye.
@@anaveragehuman2937 Always good to talk with another Human. We live in Newfoundland. We're a quite large island (with a much larger portion of our landmass (Labrador), attached to Mainland Canada. We are North-East of Maine and our city is well over 600 miles out in The North Atlantic. My wife and me drove through The Carolinas a few years ago, very pretty country-side.
What I neglected to mention is that the $6.75 cost is "down" from where it was just a short time ago. At the height of COVID regular gas here peaked at around $7.38, diesel was even higher. In short, most of the cost is due to taxes. In fact, we are actually paying tax on tax when it comes to all fuels here. Making that even more frustrating; our province is the second largest oil producer in Canada. Virtually all our hydro is produced with dams.
This new car is our third Prius, but first Prime. So we do take your point about the price difference between it and a regular Prius carefully. The rebate really did "seal the deal" for us as we're both retired now and have to "throttle-back" with finances where we can. In a couple of other Canadian provinces the rebate is even higher, to the point where a Prime is actually cheaper than a regular Prius. However, we would have bought the Prime even sans the rebate. We're hardly "tree-huggers" but, we do see our environment changing and, not in a good way. Carbon emissions are driving that. In Canada's vast far North (where there are no forests at all), the open ground has been frozen for millions of years, those lands have what's called Perma-Frost (because, it never thaws). Or, usen't to. It's now starting to. That's a massive problem not just for the people who reside there, it's a World-wide issue. There's more methane gas locked in the ground up there than humans have produced in the last 200 years. If it is released by melting Perma-Frost there is no going back.
In the last six months our exhaust has been lowered by an astonishing amount even compared to our old hybrids. In the big scheme, it's not much. But we do want to try something positive, and yes, we are willing to pay.
Regards the A pillars; on film they do appear to be intrusive. However, in person not so much. We adapted very easily to tell the truth. I had both a Ram and Tundra as company cars and you had to be perfectly alert and aware when turning left at any intersection because the pillars hide a lot of geography.
Take care.
where can you charge these and do they throw in free charging??? anybody know?????
You can charge a Prius Prime from any regular 115 volt plug. Or, you can do the same at any public Level 2 charger.
We can drive ours up to nearly 100Km on battery, then get 60+mpg in Hybrid Mode.
First of all how did he get a prius to review i have barely seen like 4 where i live and not a single one in delerships
Press car
There's quite a few in my area in Houston and surprisingly the LE can be bought at under $29k!
So I went to the Toyota dealer - Prius Prime is unavailable anywhere in my state: if I find one out-of-state Toyota says it will be unserviceable anywhere in my state.
My conclusion - this is a propaganda/press effort that Toyota does NOT intend to make generally available.
Mr Hardy you've been had.
@skylark9845 even the normal prius is not there in my state at any dealership tried like 4 coties
@@ricklopez8431I got quotes from 2 dealerships for LE. One had 3k in dealer add ons and the other had 6k in dealer add ons.
Dude that phone screen......
Hey Ben. Not sure where your bias comes from but some of your Tesla assertions are woefully misinformed. I appreciate your personal preference for Toyota but as a RUclips auto journalist, you really need to be careful with your facts, or at least state some to support your statements. No car is perfect. Choice of car will vary greatly with personal situation and needs. Feeding FUD about Tesla and other BEVs is frankly beneath you. Directly compare a Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWD with the Prius Prime using facts and I just don't see how you conclude that the Prius is superior. Strongly disagree with your take. Full disclosure - I've never owned a Toyota (prefer Honda and Mazda over the years) and I am taking delivery of a Tesla M3P this week.
Until EVs have huge range and you can change in 10 minutes or less. They will be impractical for a lot of people.
I agree@@BenHardyCars
@@BenHardyCars99% of people just charge at home overnight. The 1% that actually need to drive long distance (250+ miles daily / 90k miles yearly) or don’t have access to overnight charging will just buy a hybrid or gas vehicle.
@@user-dd2jg6kv8y - You took delivery just before the "full price drop" and you're cool with it? Pricing consistency is a huge responsibility of being a car company. If the current price is reasonable, why were they gouging people until they no longer could? They've destroyed value for a major asset and it's all good. Nope nope nope.
@benhardycars
No car is perfect. Ive always been a Honda/Toyota guy but the payments of a CRV/Rav4 are almost the same as a tesla now. They are not affordable suv anymore. I got a Model Y, the same monthly payment as a crv. Crv with no tech, torque, no fun, etc.
Reviews audio and video quality has been going down. Please maintain a standard if you want to retain viewers.
Too many moving parts. ICE engines are an anachronism.
Everyone should walk, so no other form of energy involved. Better for the planet and four all of us!
@@bleaujos9927 people should go with electric cars and turn their back on heat engines.
Death trap. Save money loose life.
Repeat that in ENGLISH
The 5th Gen. Prius has a Five Star rating in collision simulations.
old shit technology
We've had our Prime for six months. It has taken us 7,695Km (4,809.3 miles ((miles, now that's old Tech)), ), and we've burned less than two tanks of fuel.
Terrible headline, insulting millions of TESLA Owners may not be the best way to earn subscribers.