Sunday, March 13, 2011

Still not making sense, Prius with Li Ion batts coming to Japan

And the economics still don't make sense. At a $10,000 premium in it's home country, and an increase in interior space, it is not yet a sound financial decision. 

The current tech for this car starts to break even when gas is above $10 per gallon. Interesting that the Ford Escape breaks even at more like $4. Is Toyota doing something that much better?

The question is, do you send your green donation to Toyota, or make a more direct contribution?  You choose.

American Prius V to get old-school batteries, Japanese version to get fancy Li-ion ones
ENGADGET | MARCH 13, 2011
http://pulsene.ws/15bfW


We'd rather see a more interesting Prius before we see a bigger one, but it's the bigger one that comes first. The taller ...

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