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jaaagman · 02-08-2023, 05:29 PM

I think it all depends on how you use your car. If you have a short commute and a place to charge at home, a PHEV could work mostly as a full EV with the gas motor as a backup. The smaller battery will have shorter charge times on L1 and L2 chargers. In the case of Toyota HSD, the gas engine should be less stressed, so it will probably be cheap to service and maintain. It's not like the regular maintenance on a (proven) Toyota 4 popper is going to cost much anyways.

The smaller batteries will be cheaper to replace in the future, and when the batteries do crap out, it won't become a complete brick, since it will just be a hybrid (AFAIK this applies to the regular Prius, and in theory, the same to the prime). You're also not lugging around hundreds of pounds of battery weight, so it'll probably be more efficient.

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jaaagman Everyone wants a piece of R S... Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 354 Thanked 236 Times in 111 Posts Failed 12 Times in 2 Posts	I think it all depends on how you use your car. If you have a short commute and a place to charge at home, a PHEV could work mostly as a full EV with the gas motor as a backup. The smaller battery will have shorter charge times on L1 and L2 chargers. In the case of Toyota HSD, the gas engine should be less stressed, so it will probably be cheap to service and maintain. It's not like the regular maintenance on a (proven) Toyota 4 popper is going to cost much anyways. The smaller batteries will be cheaper to replace in the future, and when the batteries do crap out, it won't become a complete brick, since it will just be a hybrid (AFAIK this applies to the regular Prius, and in theory, the same to the prime). You're also not lugging around hundreds of pounds of battery weight, so it'll probably be more efficient.