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The Volt is much more fun car to drive than the slower accelerating Prius Prime. Toyota has skimped on the amount of batteries 8.8 kWH vs 18.4 kWH (Volt), less battery range 25 miles vs 53 mile(Volt), the cooling system of the Prius Prime batteries is cheapo passive air like that of Nissan Leaf so expect more troubles with battery degradation while the Volt’s batteries for over 7 years on the road has suffered not a single degradation, the Prime has less powerful electric motor than the Volt’s dual electric motors leaves it well behind when accelerating and merging… Toyota Prius Prime is not as planted as the Volt in terms of agility and turning. The cabin in Prius Prime is noisier than the Volt when driven in an average California freeways. The Prius feels like it is made of cheapo econobox plastic materials. The face of the Prius Prime is only made so that it is so ugly that only the Toyota fans are blind enough to accept.
Well, the price difference explains it all. You get what you pay for. After the Federal Tax Credits and State Rebates, you’ll get the Volt at a net of less than $24,000 if you’re in California.
The Volt is much more fun car to drive than the slower accelerating Prius Prime. Toyota has skimped on the amount of batteries 8.8 kWH vs 18.4 kWH (Volt), less battery range 25 miles vs 53 mile(Volt), the cooling system of the Prius Prime batteries is cheapo passive air like that of Nissan Leaf so expect more troubles with battery degradation while the Volt’s batteries for over 7 years on the road has suffered not a single degradation, the Prime has less powerful electric motor than the Volt’s dual electric motors leaves it well behind when accelerating and merging… Toyota Prius Prime is not as planted as the Volt in terms of agility and turning. The cabin in Prius Prime is noisier than the Volt when driven in an average California freeways. The Prius feels like it is made of cheapo econobox plastic materials. The face of the Prius Prime is only made so that it is so ugly that only the Toyota fans are blind enough to accept.
Well, the price difference explains it all. You get what you pay for. After the Federal Tax Credits and State Rebates, you’ll get the Volt at a net of less than $24,000 if you’re in California.
