Fully Charged Plug In Prius episode 008

A brief experience in the amazing new plug in Prius.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Robert Llewellyn Fully Charged
• Toyota plug in Prius PHEV

[rickrolled09]

Robert, doesn't the car have a generator from the petrol engine to recharge the electricity cells? I was just wondering why you had to charge it 5 times.

[fullychargedshow]

@rickrolled09 I didn't 'have to' charge it 5 times. That's just what I managed to do. It would still work fine if I never charged them, however clearly charging them increases the overall mpg very significantly. Therefore if you had one of these cars and could re-charge it every night, drove around 50 miles a day, you'd average around 100 mpg, from my rubbish calculations.

[drtyrell969]

Do kids ever steal your plug thingy?

[fullychargedshow]

@drtyrell969 The only way they could steal it in a public charge station is to cut through the wire. The plug is locked in place, only the keyfob opens it. So they could cut it, but they would risk a 240 volt, 13 amp jolt which might put a crimp on their day :-)

[fullychargedshow]

@jricardos Will soon by trying electric motorcycles, scooters and electrically assisted pedal bikes

[batlin]

@whole27 Probably because the Volt is packed full of battery cells... with no room for passengers/shopping/etc?

[BxKWR]

@fullychargedshow when you did your top gear impression you forgot to say some superlative followed by "...in the world"

[rock3tcat]

@Hilts931

LOL

I guess that he didn't realize what he was actually saying...

[TheKnightsShield]

14 miles might not seem like much, but part of the principle behind hybrid vehicles is that while you're driving in fossil fuel mode, the onboard generator is pumping power back into the batteries. Now, I have no idea how much power is pumped into the batteries over a 5 mile fossil fuel sprint, but at the end of the day, it all adds up. So really, 14 miles isn't the maximum you can drive on battery power alone. Rob, do you have any figures for the onboard generators recharge efficiency?

[whole27]

The Chevy Volt does 40 miles on electric alone before it kicks into gas power so why can Toyota only do 12 miles on electric on their plug in that will come out!?? I wish they got 40-50 miles, i'd buy 10 of those!

And how long do these lithium batteries that are in the Prius and Volt last?? HOw much will they cost to replace after 10 years or so??

[Lukieo20]

@fullychargedshow wow, now i want one lol

[coxesenigma2]

Thank you for not calling the chevy volt an electric car because it is a hybrid.



[coxesenigma2]

Thank you for not calling the chevy volt an electric car because it is a hybrid



[truespur]

@ElectricCarFan what do u think?

[KoolJust4U]

14mile for a the extra plug in option? there is no point. i bet the extra plug in option would cost extra thousand of dollar.