>From Jed, ... > The plug-in version is sold in the U.S. with very limited availability this > year: > > http://www.toyota.com/prius-plug-in/?srchid=K21577_p417641580 > > I think it is more widely available in Japan. > > I think there will be a real problem with gas going stale. For urban use, I > would prefer a pure electric car. A 100-mile range would be fine for me, and > for many other people.
I stand corrected. Nice to see Toyota does sell plug-in Prius models. Do you know if some of the reasons why there are fewer plug-in Prius models available within the U.S. primarily political in nature? While it's probably true that a 100% electrical car with a 100-mile range per charge might be suitable for the vast majority of U.S. car owners, psychologically speaking, it still will be perceived as a devastating limitation to the American way-of-life-style. Shoot! I would think twice as well! Our household occasionally makes trips outside of Madison, to Milwaukee and Chicago. That's 140 - 250 mile round trips. No-can-do with a 100% electric car that only goes 100 miles per charge. We would have to rent a traditional car for long range trips. That said, I've seriously considered the ramifications of renting a car for such trips. Depending on various factors it might actually turn out to be cost effective. -- Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
