100 MPG Toyota Prius Plug-In : Exclusive Interview

[6987jasonakin]

i just bought a honda insight. Im getting 75 miles per gallon. For 19000 you cant beat that price. It has a mp3 player,cruse control, everything that you would want in a car. I bought it last month and i'm still on the dealer fill up! I'm so happy that the usa is doing something about these gas prices and letting companys build cars that make more mpg. My next car will be a full electric. I drive 40 miles a day to work.

[polakdawido]

8-10 years ??? a fuel tank lasts 30- 40 years

[KatiushaVN4]

First Vietnamese reviewer on You-tube

[tnguyen318]

The Toyota Prius plug-in will be released Summer 2012. It improves Fuel Economy Incredibly. For $.02 cents a mile, $1.75 to Fully Charge, the plug-in Prius will be the most Fuel Efficient Hybrid in the Market.

[stopjehbahl]

Yeah she's hot haha.. She looks like a young kaori enjoji

[GotstuffStoppa]

GO TOYOTA - SHES A HOTTIE :)

[tickyul]

Uh, I had a 1997-3 cylinder Geo- Metro, 5pd........a great little commuter car. If I drove carefully I could get 60 mpg, and this is without many of the newer fuel saving technologies (variable valve timing, auto shutdown at stop, ultra lean burn mode, gas direct injection to name a few). I could see a little car like the Geo getting close to 100 mpg with some reworking of the systems. Problem is that little car would cost 20 grand, would it even sell? maybe if gas goes to 5 bucks a gallon.

[danwat1234]

@tickyul Your Geo Metro would not be very safe in a serious crash..

[tickyul]

@danwat1234 Well, I am trying to make the point that a modernized gas car can easily outperform a hybrid. If they modernized a Geo.......UH, I assume they would put in all of the updated safety features. Hybrids are overpriced and inefficient in terms of how much technology you have to put into them.

[danwat1234]

@tickyul That's true. Hybrids are very complex. A Jetta TDI is probably a better choice unless you plan on converting the hybrid you buy into a completely electric vehicle..

[tickyul]

@danwat1234 Well, the amount of government money being thrown at these cars to make them semi competitive is really making people think these things are viable for the consumer and car companies. If they would just stop expecting a transition from the internal combustion engine so quickly it would be much better, electric is not ready for prime time. Put money into something practical like the Jetta and it would easily get mega mileage, throw in a 7 speed tranny :6th=OD, 7th=super OD= 100mpg.

[danwat1234]

@tickyul hmm yea that's true. Let the diesel engine idle down the freeway for some uber mileage. Good idea.. too bad i think just expensive cars have 7-speed or 8-speed trannys.

[tickyul]

@danwat1234 Well, gearless, continuosly variable trannies are very efficient but, they will not give you as good of performance as a manual. If you are going to stick a small engine in a subcompact it should be a turbo-diesel with lean burn mode and a stick, otherwise you get a automatic that has dog performance. If Ameritards can stomach a stick they can easily get great mileage without all of the expensive hybrid technology. I see a possible explosion of 7-9 speeds, best way to up mileage.

[Racostamd]

I have watched your video several times in the last couple of years I have noticed that you cary a SMA inverter in the trunk is this car also V2G ready? or can it supply back electricity to power your house? If so who is doing the Job?

[urenajose2002]

La tecnologia asociada al Toyota Prius es tan excelente que a pesar de las criticas pagadas e infundadas en contra de este modelo en particular, sus ventas siguen aumentando año tras año.

Felicitamos a Toyota por el empeño en poner a punto la tercera generacion de este distinguido modelo, al mismo tiempo invitamos a los futuros usuarios a comprarse esta joya tecnologica y a contribuir de esta forma a cuidar el ambiente en las ciudades:ultra bajas emisiones, silencio al conducir y seguridad

[youfja]

The Volt soon 230 MPG thank goodness

Way to go American.#1

[danwat1234]

@youfja no it is not 230MPG, that would mean that the volt would only use 34 kilowatt hours (energy equiv. of 1 gallon of gas) to travel 230miles. this is not the case. The volt can go approximately 40 miles with the 16 kilowatt hour battery pack alone (using 8Kilowatt hours of the battery pack), so 8 kilowatt hours per 40 miles approximately. Multiply that by 4 = 160 miles for 32 kilowatts, so around 160-170 miles per gallon energy equivalent.

And that is if you never let the engine turn on.

[pauliscool2991]

i will always drive my truck on diesel until i die

[Nox665]

What if diesel availability ends before u die? or if its price become to high for you to afford it?

I guess ur gonna kill urself... right? :)

[mangamagne]

@Nox665 The next step is probably a Diesel Hybrid since the costs of producing a fully electric car is too much for regular customers. Then again, a gas hybrid is more expensive than a gas driven car, and a diesel hybrid is more expensive than a gas hybrid. This is the future, although we have alot of R&D before we get there ;)

[happyboyy8k]

fck people who hate green product, they have nothing to comment beside looking at the detail and say it ugly, why not looking at 100MPG and compare which your 30mpg or less to see how much work and engineer skills put on that.

[averagejoe0073]

I bet that is the slowest that dude has ever talked to a Ho!

[Yavor54]

Hydrogen is a storage medium, not a fuel source. That is why hydrogen as an idea is gone. Realize that electric drive-trains are by design 8X as efficient as gas cars. A good amount of a gas engine's hardware is there to get rid of the gas that is turned directly into waste heat. If the radiator wasn't there, the engine would melt into a block in 6 minutes. This is just bad engineering. Just like the horse, the gas car is going away. Hold onto the past and you become part of it.

[Raxarax]

@Yavor54 Argree with you, but it's not "bad engineering" it's just outdated technology.

[nhsplayer07]

good info but boring

[sammyByou]

The lady in the back makes a good point. Sure electric cars don't pollute, but what about the green house gases emitted by the power plants that supply the electricity? Well I guess it makes it easier. Rather than switching to a different fuel for cars, and switching to a clean energy grid. All we have to do is get rid of coal power plants.

On a side note, don't believe anyone who says clean coal is the way to go. All it is is hiding the CO2 underground, not finding a way to burn it cleanly.

[enzmusic]

With phev's, the power production is centralized and therefore more controllable.

[bendutta2008]

the back of the Prius just looks sooooooo ugly.

[Rastavio]

do you HAVE to plug in the prius?

[Denniss7420]

Rastavio,

This one, yes.

[donghyunwon610]

what about hydrogen ? I've seen some cars with hydrogen fuel cell technology

[sammyByou]

There are some prototypes out there including the honda clarity. However, electric is a more realistic alternative. Its easier to plug in a car at night than retool all gas stations. If we go all electric, then all we need are clean power plants.

[everEbody]

If you really want to get great gas mileage go to: thegas4free.blogspot,com

[lemaitrethemonk]

i know that we need relief at the gas pump. but do all of you think its a good idea to use a food source for fuel? im just curious... i think that in ten years the population in the world will dramaticly increase and food will be tougher to find.

[cstavro]

dogpoo: gas ice are 35+% efficient. diesels are just over 40% - mainly because of the turbo. hcci will offer diesel-like efficiency. complicated transmissions eat ~15% power. so about 33% power to the ground at best.

electric motors can be up to 97% efficient (honda ima eg.) a single gear transmission loses around 5%. the inverter is 96%. so it transmits 85+% power to the GROUND.

who drives with the sub blasting like a retard?! normal listening level - 90 dB -uses 1 W!

[flybikes90]

really...

[mr2ya]

Everyone owns electric gadgets nowdays, so that was a horrible rebutal and point.

And we dont care about the power efficiency of a electric motor, its not fun, its not cool, most dont want it if it were, And most of all it Doesn't work in the real world, not to mention where is this money coming from to buy these things anyway and why cant i just convert my car to run ethanol, save money, still save planet, still have normal looking car.

[ashkanlion23]

Well what if I wanted to install a subwoofer or a sound system, which would drain the battery like crazy!!!! or use the A/C (which runs on the battery pack in the Prius) Or what if I lived somewhere where i got "dirty energy" (ie. from coal) and I couldn't afford solar panels, like most middle class North Americans? That would offset the whole point of the electric car. She didn't answer these questions. And I hate the fact that she drove like a retarded geriatric, going 20km/h on a main road

[DarthMai]

ashkanlion23.dirty energy? There are always by-products of any chemical and mechanical processes. You are indoctrinated by politicians and mad scientists. Coal is just another form of fuel, same as oil, etc.. burning coal to run boilers which produces steam to run turbines and produce electricity, burning coal produces CO2 + water vapor +ash. Sulfur dioxide from coal is removed by reacting with lime.CO2 is not a pollutant as what nutheads like Obama,Gore and McCain led you to believe.

[ashkanlion23]

Burning coal is not as efficient as hydro-dams, wind turbines, and obtaining solar, tidal, and geothermal energy. That is why I call it dirty energy. Because it pollutes, unlike the other methods of obtaining energy that I mentioned above (notice I did not mention nuclear because it pollutes too). None of those energy production systems have any by-products. It's clean. And for the record, Obama, Gore, and McCain are all nuts; I am not indoctrinated by any American politician.

[mr2ya]

you keep answering statements i dont make. WHY IS THAT.

[xxxbdboydstyxxx]

Prius 2 millions units sold!!!! Gmc hibrids,,,,,, 70.000!!! lol

Toyota NUMBER 1!!!!! GMC number 2!! =[

Toyota 3 brands and hold most of the market,,,

GMC 7!!!! 7 BRANDS aND CANT EVEN GET ON TOP! =[

No more to say, the people has spoken, number talk bythemself.

[mr2ya]

I think its more like 500000

[GaiusVidar]

5:35, yes please dont buy a EV priusand get better gas milage because you could run over a blind person. OR, you could actually pay attention to signs and the road when you drive.

[SBha30]

EV cars have a much stronger value proposition than what she and mention. She also mentioned that charging at night is generated by cleaner sources and that is why it is cheaper -- WRONG. It is off peak hours. EV technology is truly embarking a period of technological development that would be disruptive technology for the combustion engine driven powertrain systems. Thanks for the post.

[SBha30]

Judy is not a good spokesperson to tout the benefits of EVs. She mentions that electric powertrain and gas provide the similar or the electric is slightly less. She doesn't mention the higher torque available at all speed ranges of the electric powertrain versus the peaky torque from a combustion powertrain. Furthermore, no mention of smooth acceleration, less maintenance and better reliability.

[mr2ya]

soulless, and most dont care

[volcomchester16]

pos!

[tubamaxima]

Don't worry. The oil companies will figure some way of getting their obscene profits. Like maybe everytime we double our fuel mileage they will thriple the price of a gallon. We have to get off of gas all together. Instead of "windfall profits" for oil companies, how about "wind for profit" . Even gas tycoon T.Boone Pickins says oil is the enemy. Don't we ever get it ?

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[cumitran]

Hahahahaha...visualy impaired can't hear? hehehehehe. Misspoke.

[redsoil5]

aren't you glad that japanese are really trying hard to invent something that would make our world clean? to those who are skeptics,just give the technology a chance.nothing would lose if we give it a try.

Prius is now building a plant in the US and I think it just not only will give jobs to manny people but also will help americans save on fossil fuel.

[mr2ya]

there is no technology. you made the reese's

peanut butter cup, spend some real time and money and then talk to me.

and how is it burning cleaner if it's still burning? the time and money spent on promoting this to the sheeple could have been put towards a REAL solution.

now who is wasteing what?

[unholyimage]

Don't worry about mr2ya's comments. Just go back through some of his posts. My favorite one is where he states that using 2 kinds of energy is a big problem. This shows a total lack of understanding for the concept of hybridization: the point is to compensate for the weaknesses of each with the strength of the other. His interpretation makes it sound like your using twice as much energy, when in reality the energy is all being taken from gasoline. Great comment about Reese's though, relevant.

[mr2ya]

Never said it was a big problem, just that

2 kinds of energy not 1. Also explain this

remove the 250+lbs. of battery and motor from the hybrid and it gets nearly the same gas mileage. And how about this in the 90's honda and other major company's had compact cars like the civic HB that got 45-60mpg and at a MSRP of 10-17 grand at most. they were basic small lightweight cars that looked alot better than these new things. and no need for electric gizmos that only weigh the car down.

[mr2ya]

And im good friends with people in the Automotive industry and Forklift industry,

People with Engineering Degrees! SO im the perfect person to comment and let the people know how it really is. I know that not everyone is a gearhead so i dont expect everyone to understand this BUT DO some research and you will find that im correct.

YOU CANT TAKE THE WORD OF SOMEONE SELLING YOU SOMETHING! not all the time anyway.

[Matt0401]

That's a neat way of explaining the benefits of a hybrid vehicle.

To add to what Judy Ho said about coal plants on the electrical grid, and to further refute mr2ya's comment, studies have already proven that due to the inefficiency of the internal combustion engine, an electric motor powered by electricity even completely derived from burning coal would still be cleaner than burning gas in an internal combustion engine. Per distance traveled, less greenhouse gases are emitted.

[Matt0401]

Furthermore, the modernization of the grid with the addition of clean, renewable energy will further reduce the environmental impact of vehicle travel. The only issue left to address is the batteries. Modern batteries and ones being developed in the future are becoming more and more recyclable. With effort, the environmental impacts of battery disposal will also be minimized. Face it, skeptics, electric vehicles are a win-win situation and better in the end for everybody.

[mr2ya]

electric only yes, not a hybrid. and refute what comment? you wrote 2 posts not saying anything really towards me.

and whats wrong with selling $13000 80hp 1900lbs. 50mpg car, instead of selling a $25000 2900lbs 60mpg with i might add 70hp.

You need to show me the math that makes that add up. furthermore bio, e85 etc. should be the main priority in order to convert existing cars on the road. NOT SELLING A BROKE AMERICA A $25K NEW CAR. Most Americans will never consider this, u Face it

[unholyimage]

I agree that electric only is a very viable option, especially with nanotech li-ion batteries. These batteries could have us driving the same distance as hybrid/gasoline. But until the recharge infra is in place it's good to have hybrids in place as a very efficient backup. As another testament to the efficiency of hybrids and their proven record, trains have been using serial hybrid tech since the 50's and they can transport a car @ 436 ton-miles per gallon. 1ton, 436 miles, 1 gal: efficient.

[theannoyingdogpoo]

mr2ya

> electric only yes, not a hybrid

95% car usage driving range is less than 60 miles BUT occasionally (say 5%) long trips are a must. To make an EV-car worthy for this, you need a HUGE and EXPENSIVE battery just for rare necessities (5%), fraction of which will be used for 95% travel

In a plug-in hybrid, you need a SMALL and relatively CHEAP battery for daily electric miles (95%) and small ICE range extender for long travels (5%).

Do you now see what is the feasible option?

[mr2ya]

I've always known the option, its called alternative fuel, ethanol is the best bet, because we can make it, doesn't come from the ground. now are going to try to tell me why ethanol is bad? because I know the unbais answer. and its not what mainstream media will tell you. So tell me whats wrong with it?

[theannoyingdogpoo]

mr2ya

> ethanol is the best bet [...] whats wrong with it

1. Energy returned to energy invested (EROEI) factor for biofuel is virtually 1 so it's not a NEW energy source. You need a lot of energy (oil included) to plant, fertilize (make fertilizers), harvest and transform it. It prevents no energy shortage problems, works only when subsidized

2. You need to use all arable areas on Earth (=no more food) to satisfy a small fraction of global oil demand

Start reading theoildrum

[mr2ya]

As i suspected. you need to learn from somebody who knows whats going on. books, movies, and other for some reason want to give this a bad name. #1 energy is neede to make most all energy. #2 doesn't need to be from corn or suger alone #3 its basically moonshine, hillbillies did it forever, so america can afford it too, #4 who is telling you, you need alot of energy? #5 knowone ever said any one thing will take %100 place of oil, atleast not yet. screw the globe this is for us.

[mr2ya]

#6 oil is only needed for the tractor, which could be converted to run on Ethanol.

#7 algea can double in size over night, and will probably be one of the leading forms.

#8 this can be used on normal cumbustion engine, with some mods. so existing engines can be converted, and not selling us on new cars we cant afford.

find a engineer to explain all this better, i dont have the vocab to get the job done over the interweb.

[theannoyingdogpoo]

mr2ya:

> you need to learn from somebody who knows whats going on

Stop it. I read enough scientific and analytical articles on theoildrum

> energy is neede to make most all energy

Ratio matters. Early oil gave you 100 units of energy per 1 unit invested->unbeatable EROEI 100. Currently its 5 so still a source. Biofuels have 1, solve nothing

> doesn't need to be from corn or suger alone

EROEI 1 is for best yielding crops

[theannoyingdogpoo]

> its basically moonshine

Don't even compare volume of moonshine needed to make rednecks wasted to volume needed by industry and transportation

> who is telling you, you need alot of energy

True, hence plug-in hybrids

> screw the globe this is for us

Use all corps in the USA to make biofuel and again a fraction of needs are met

> oil is only needed for the tractor

Tell it millions of American car owners

[theannoyingdogpoo]

Some AGRICULTURE demand though biofuels can meet

> algea will probably be one of the leading forms

In theory. Reality is you need to feed the colony with CO2 water solution to achieve serious grow. And there are still technical problems. And the price of such fuel will be very high

> this can be used on normal cumbustion engine, with some mods

ICE is a steaming dog turd, forget it. It wastes 75% of fuel due to heat, only pressure increase propels. Electric motor losses are 15%

[mr2ya]

Like i said put down the mag, find a engineer, have him explain what is going on, not many like electric so drop that song and dance about power, we dont care, we want what we want. you REALLY GOT TO FIND SOMEONE TO EXPLIAN THIS, your over doing every point,

[mr2ya]

oil is needed for the tractor for ethanol, you said. you are the problem. spreading the rumor and lies about these things. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, FIND A ENGINEER BUY HIM DINNER AND LET HIM EXPLAIN ALL THE POINTS THAT YOU ARE INCORRECT ABOUT, HE WILL PUT THIS ALL INTO PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU, TRUST ME YOU NEED IT!

[theannoyingdogpoo]

mr2ya

> PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD,

OK, I feel deeply sorry I wasted my time discussing the topic with you. You're just relentless in your points'n'facts-immune attitude. Go believe in your no-new-energy biofuel and start starving for the sake of satisfying a small fraction of oil demands. Me, on the other hand, I'll grab a plug-in hybrid.

BTW, I have MSc from a technical university.

[mr2ya]

Im sorry you go spreading lies about something you dont understand, just because the mags and movies tell you so. The biggest point i waited to tell you was the government and oil corps are gearing up to change over to Ethanol, so i guess your gonna grab a ehtanol car before its all over, HAHA. Never once said Ethanol was new. This small fraction you keep talking about, Gee I wonder if the oil corps know that. HAHA LOL. And why the hell would i starve, you cant be seriuos?

[mr2ya]

DUDE! if one farmer does then a fraction is met, why do think only one person will be doing this. wake up man!

its moonshine. means that is the process not the shiners are going to supply us all. why do you take the most drastic look at everything. solve nothing! i think making our on fuel will solve alot, no more ppl trying to blow us up because we take thier oil. you can make more power with a Ethanol engine than gas, plz tell me im wrong, so i can explain that to you also.

[DarthMai]

mr2ya, ethanol is ethyl alcohol C2H5OH (2 carbons) while Gasoline is a multi chain hydrocarbon (hydrogen and Carbon)--and that's why gasoline has more power than alcohol. Making alcohol is by distillation which also uses electricity and boilers used for distillation and make high yield alcohol. It costs more to produce alcohol. You get it?

[mr2ya]

When "Joe blow" makes its expensive, when government makes it its not.

And Gas makes more power per bang, But not in total, Ethanol can be ran at far higher boost levels, and far more timing than regular gas, Making MUCH more power than gas in the long run, Get it.

Im a car tuner, i Should know.

Oh and thanks for explaining How alcohol is made even though i stated its for the most part moonshine, meaning i know how its made.

I cant wait for Ethanol to be mainstream.

Its awesome!

[mr2ya]

Incase somehow my point was missed, the DVD player was very expensive when it came out, like 2-3 and even $400, now you can buy for $29 at walgreens or the corner store.

Ethanol may be around 5-6 and $7 dollars a gallon today, but next year or the year after that it will be 1-$2 a gallon, mass production is a motherfucker.

Im very happy that Ethanol is coming, its a great resource.

[mr2ya]

Do you know how moonshine is made?

[sidekick3iskool]

Damn shes a Ho.

[unholyimage]

Nice. Ahhhh, the glory of youtube. bet she's never heard that one.

[mr2ya]

if your idea of conserving is using 2 kinds of energy at once, then were in big trouble,

also has gas power so you want get stuck on the side of the road.

and if your car note goes $100 over what you would have spent your really not saveing money now are you.

technology WTF

we have had technology to fix this problem

for over 60 years, we could have gas alone cars getting 80+mpg,

if oil company's have stock in auto company's and other way around, they dont want the problem fixed!

[unholyimage]

Where is it... show me quick so I can learn about this technology.

[mr2ya]

carbon composite frame and body for one.

weight is the big part of good mpg's

[unholyimage]

Woa! Talk about bringing the price up! Only cars I know of with that are really expensive.

Ahem, "not saving money now are you." Wink Wink Wink. Easy to make myopic negative statements.

[mr2ya]

#1 price does not have to be that crazy

#2 price is made by manuel labor,

if a large companys make it more of production line instead of all hand made price well drop alot.

also the supercars which you were refuring 2

have always been expensive.

carbon coposite had nothing to do with price of those cars.

#3 hybrids already cost alot (toomuch)

#4 aluminum can work aswell

honda used on its insight

BTW if you remove the 250lbs. of motor and battery it gets NEARLY the same mpg's.

[anthonyT01]

I hope the bright paint and stripes don't come with the plug-in version..

[natb1]

The interview was unlike most car evaluations ive heard. Many of the questions from the "interviewer" just seemed like setup questions for statements to be made.

The car is really hanging low in the back. Battery weight? "All gas Prius"?

Whats the acceleration, top speed, range?

How much does your electric bill go up? Solar Panels can only trickle charge.

Little Science in this piece.

[gumpdy]

Do you know what trickle charging means? Your charge rate is determined by your solar panel quantity. Little science in this post :)

[natb1]

*Yes I do.

*obviously.

*Im posting a comment on a you tube video, not trolling for smart asses.

[CanadiansR0CK]

visually impared?? HAHAHA don't you mean? Deaf?

[humanfly69]

8 minutes 59 seconds of video, 60 seconds of useful information. The average person doesn't care who or what the interviewer is, or that the power used to charge their car is "dirty", they want information on the vehicle. Of how much it costs, and how many real mpg's it get's when you drive it like a real car. Not putting around like an old grandma in a 1964 Plymouth. The majority of people are concerned with real life driving styles, that don't piss off half of the drivers you encounter.

[439314360]

Good, then don't buy a electric car and pay $4.00 a gallon in your pickup truck. That makes lots of sense.

[Gregamania69]

Electric cars are for homo's like this interviewer. Man, that guy is SUCH a homo!

[Sarasdad91]

Well if you think that electric cars are gay, then you keep paying high gas prices,and go broke, Elecric cars are the future of the world.

[Cyrusgabe]

atleast he wont drive such an ugly ass soulless shit

[Sarasdad91]

No because with the high gas prices he will be walking and so will you.

[Cyrusgabe]

k lets say gas prises go up all the way to god.. people can still convert petrol cars to use PB.. you know what? i would walk instead of driving a fuckin electric prius piece of shit!

[tenmazero]

I'll be sure to look for you walking in stern defiance when I drive past you in my electric Prius so I can throw a biodegradeable soda bottle at you from my window, jackass.

And wtf is PB? Peanut Butter? Good luck, fuck.

[Cyrusgabe]

Propan-Butan gas? Heard of it?And i'll make sure to laugh at you really loud when you push that ugly puke after its run out of shit!Happy idiot..

Now go and fist yourself!Good luck,dumb shit!

[tenmazero]

I don't know what the hell Propan or Butan is, but PROPANE is what Hank Hill sells, BUTANE is what Gary Busey got high on, and both of them are MADE FROM PETROLEUM, which if you are too stupid to realize, IS OIL. When gas goes, those go. Great plan, Captain Jackoff!

[Cyrusgabe]

yes its liquefied petroleum (LP)gas.. and its alot cheaper then petrol and that was my point you shit for brains...when oil goes,natural gas can be used.Vegetable oil for diesel cars etc etc... and you can go fuck yourself in your puke idiot

Now go cry to your daddy

[tenmazero]

Natural gas is yet another fossil fuel and will run out. A move en masse to vegetable oil for diesel will raise the price of food worldwide, causing widespread starvation. None of your suggestions have been sustainable at all. I'm done exchanging insults with you. Now I just pity you.

What was your problem with this plug-in Prius? It's "ugly?" Do yourself and all of us a favor and take some time to re-examine your opinion on energy and aesthetics.

[Cyrusgabe]

you're a fool man.my main problem is that its an ugly jap shit for people who just want to get from point A to point B... to me a car means more ,ALOT more.. go buy this shit it's as soulless as you

PS.:don't forget to charge it up :D

[Aro2220]

the car is cool

this interview is gay

he asks such gay questions

GAY

although her answers are good

"blind people will get killed more"

[burritosburritos]

A flock of geese? What if the blind person were hunting geese, then you'd be in trouble.

[signsoflife7]

I stopped watching this video.

The reporter was just too annoying.

"We're about to go up a bit of a hill here..." blah blah.

What a maroon.

[murtaza13]

reporters a moron lol asking the worlds most dumbest shit

[AJuner78]

I thought he was a bit matter of fact. But people are not used to hybrids and someone needs to ask the questions.  I thought he was upbeat.

[AJuner78]

++++ Love the coverage on Noise pollution. That is a DEAFinate concern. I hate the sound of vehicles with no mufflers. and the annoying noise of traffic.

[bigmouthblackface2]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO that rules!

[theoneagain]

yes ok im for solar charging but the pentagon dont like that idea they need money to buy weapons whos gonna pay tax then

[AJuner78]

we "the people" are not here to serve for war mongerers and corportations. They are here to serve US.

Obviously we need to have powerline maintenance included in taxes regardless of the base of the fuel for the power being supplied.

[TheVI6]

I think they should intergate the solar panels into the car so during the day when the car is sitting at your business it could charge

[theoneagain]

good idea but how is the state gonna make money if eveyone is solar charging

[anthony152qcc]

This is for the masses, not the smart people. I'm sure you all know that us technical people use academic journals for data sources and not YouTube. This is for all the people that wouldn't understand the data even if it was translated and dumbed down. Basically hybrids are good for you and here's a few advantages (not how they become advantages). This is a great video for the lesser educated public who would otherwise be swayed to the V8 vehicles for an artificial look of prestige.

[DrewJ16]

You are absolutely right. Academic journals are only for smart people. That is such a wise statement yet, so immature. And oh my "lesser educated" is such a descriptive and precise word to use as well. If you are so educated, then why post such harsh words?

[MuskokaLad]

perhaps he is really smart with a tiny little pee pee?

[KeatMP]

terrible video....nothing technical..."umm will this all electric vehicle make the highway closer to my house quieter??"" NO U DUMBASS the noise from the highway is from the tires on the car not the engines...an electric car wont make roads quieter

[milofonbil]

How many kWh's did you have to add in addition to the tank of gas in order to get 100 mpg? Can you measure that with an electric meter? Since you are using two fuel source, you should count both fuel sources towards your mpg. 33.5 kWh is equivalent to 1 gallon of gas. Your total equivalent mpg = total miles / (gallons of gas + (kWh used / 33.5))

[faizal5k]

it makes u sleep better, lets just hope u dont sleep while ur driving

[tsport100]

What a technical interview!

No specs on the battery pack (which IS the main feature of this car) just crap about sleeping better and duck horn noises.

The pitch woman from PG&E isn't even aware of the efficiency difference between EV and ICE mode (i.e. EVs use 1/10th the energy of an ICE)

[MonkeyDudeSF]

Green people, we need to support these cars. They're frickin' beautiful!

[jamir25]

black people we need to support these cars ther fucking beautiful