Does the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Have 6 or 11 Miles Electric Range? - Hybrid Cars News
Since we don’t like to argue and would not want to be upsetting, we’ll leave our personal opinion out, but must otherwise report the real number is not six or 11, it is up to 15 miles electric range. And you would be correct that the window sticker says six miles all-electric, and 11 miles electric plus gas, and no where does it state 15. That said, the “15” number was agreed upon as a number of significance by the EPA and Toyota and hopefully... And no, these were not miles measured in Japan where the JC08 test cycle says things like the Nissan Leaf may actually get 141 miles in Japan. According to Toyota’s Environmental Communications Manager Jana Hartline, the six and 11 mile figures are agreed-upon values following EPA certification testing. “The 11 mile range is a composite value from the EPA city test and the highway test and represents the distance the vehicle was driven from a fully charged state until the battery has been depleted,” said Hartline. In other words, 11 miles is a compromise, and the EPA and Toyota agreed it could under the right conditions go 15, but this was required to be whittled down by 30 percent, or to 11 miles. “Essentially, [11 miles] is the original 15 mile value reduced by 30 percent (as is required),” said Hartline. Source: www.hybridcars.com
