Just bought a Prime; Great video - thanks!

@johnstarotpodcast

4 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

Thanx. Great job! Liked closeup camera work on small display in front of driver. Helpful tutorial.

@johnstarotpodcast

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Good info to know when you're planning on taking trips, too. Great total range.

We appreciate the info. Thank you sir.

@johnstarotpodcast

Ай бұрын

Just fun to do.

Brilliant design. Love this car!

@johnstarotpodcast

Ай бұрын

Same here!

This car is gorgeous! I have a 2017 Prius, but I want the new Prime! 😍🥰

@johnstarotpodcast

Ай бұрын

Good choice!

this is a perfect car for short and long range trips

Your batteries thermal management system won't work unless it's plugged in. If it's really hot or cold it's better to have it plugged in.

only one thing i dont like it is so low ground clearance. little higher the front bumper scratches a road when you drive to main road from subsidiary roads.

what charging port or charging company are you using? I cannot find a charging station with the correct charging adaptor.

@johnstarotpodcast

4 ай бұрын

ChargePoint.

We are not getting the Prius in Australia

If you start with a full charge and use hybrid mode exclusively, I’m curious how many miles can you clock on the odometer before the battery is depleted? I’m in a similar situation with no home charging so I’m curious.

@pierrebeausoleil5885

2 ай бұрын

ONE CHANNEL DID 61 MILES AND ONE OTHER CHANNEL DID 55 WITH THEIR PRIUS

@TomLawlor-iq6gm

Ай бұрын

If you start with a full charge (or really, any state of charge), in hybrid mode the battery will never fully discharge. The car will decide what energy source to use "on the fly" and will always devote enough power to the battery to keep it charged. EV mode is different. In that setting, the engine (normally), does not run at all. You are able to drive around 80km (50 miles), on battery alone. Once the battery dies the hybrid system takes over. Very clever. We love our 2024 Prime.

It is best to avoid using Charge mode, this will burn fuel than just running in straight hybrid, since there are losses in energy conversion. Also, if you do not want the charge cable to lock, there is a setting to modify this. You can have it always lock, always unlock, or auto-unlock when charged. Lastly, if charging away from home and there is a cost for charging, it is rarely worth it in a Prius Prime, due to the (relatively) small battery and slow charge speed. It is usually cheaper to just use gas… be sure to do the math. 😉

@aluisious

3 ай бұрын

Battery size and charging speed have nothing to do with it being "worth it."

@kevinsargent6282

3 ай бұрын

@@aluisious So… if you find a public L2 charger that charges $2/hr (for example), you would plug in anyway? 4 hours of charging would cost you about $8 to regain those 40 miles, vs if you just use gas, it might cost you $3 or so, depending on your fuel prices. And you don’t care? Must be nice to be that wealthy. Therefore, my position is public charging is only “worth it” (financially) in a Prius if it is free (or included with paid parking anyway), otherwise gas is virtually always cheaper to consume over paying public charging rates for L2, mainly because the 3.5kw charger throttles the charge rate so much. If it had the 6.6kW like the RAV4 Prime (and higher fuel consumption), the math would be a lot closer.

Trip mpg doesn't make sense from almost full your topping out at 330 miles of range shouldnt it be more like 600 in range

@alginyes

2 ай бұрын

I have the non prime Prius 2024. I get 580 miles on a full tank. MPG ave. 53-54.

@fccc3379

Ай бұрын

Probably have to wait until the car is passed the break in period for a more accurate mpg/fuel range.

I think silver is the best color of the six

@johnstarotpodcast

4 ай бұрын

I thought it looked nice, I liked it better then the Dark Grey

@djplonghead5403

3 ай бұрын

I like the yellow but it is for narrow-road people only.

@alginyes

2 ай бұрын

Wind Chill Pearl

An electric EV? Prius prime?? First of all EV stands for Electric Vehicle Secondly Prius prime is not EV but a PHEV which is Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Is anyone experiencing low range on a full tank of gas?

@carlosmorales-ly1hr

4 ай бұрын

Yeah i was seeing his range is at 330 wich is bull it should be getting high 600 or 700 on a tank

@johnstarotpodcast

4 ай бұрын

I can not speak as to what it says on the dash about range. I know my range is increasing as I break the vehicle in. I purchased it Dec 9 2023 with a full tank. It is now Feb 5, 2024. I have only filled the tank twice. I have put 900 miles on it. I charge the battery at work once a week. It seems one of my concerns is how to burn off the existing fuel?

@marlonb7500

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the response

@bronevaya

4 ай бұрын

gas is heavy, the heavier the car the more it has to work, the lower the range. If you are going to do EV only just have 1/3 of a tank of gas in the case you need it.

@aluisious

3 ай бұрын

10 gallons of gas weigh 70 pounds. It's insignificant. @@bronevaya

That's not an electric vehicle...

@johnstarotpodcast

2 ай бұрын

No it is not, Hybrid. More of a Transitional technology.

A real EV like Tesla Model 3 would have been even better for you. Pure electric driving and just one charge per week at work. Rest of the time, just driving.

@johnstarotpodcast

4 ай бұрын

I considered that. Given my circumstances, I did what I thought was best for me at this time. The big issue for me was not having the availabilty for at home charging.

@robertg5393

4 ай бұрын

I like the hybrid option; I do not fancy sitting at a supercharger waiting for it to be charged.

@johnstarotpodcast

4 ай бұрын

No range anxiety

@carlosmorales-ly1hr

4 ай бұрын

100% agree with a hybrid is no range anxiety but why is your range so low i had the 21 sonata my range was always about 620 mile range but its a hyundai and they faulty as fuck some people needed new head gaskets at 50k miles or 100k wich is not good and hot battery shut down

@tonymai1844

3 ай бұрын

do you own any EV or tesla. Buy tesla is the only way people can go on long trip. If people can access to L2 charger at home, it is very convenience, other wise it is paint in the A to charge the EV either super charge or L2 charge at chargepoint station.