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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5561566" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Was just watching a video about the Prius Prime.  I was thinking I wouldn't want a plug-in hybrid but this was very interesting.  Not only can it go 44 miles on electric only(with the 17" wheels, 39 with the 19" wheels), but you can use the gas engine as a generator to recharge the battery.  Can idle to charge or charge even faster if you're driving.  Car stops charging at 80% which takes about 37 minutes of driving.  So you don't need to plug in somewhere to charge up the battery.  Of course you could charge overnight at home and for most people they could be running on battery mode most of the time.  Biggest problem is the demand for these is high so there's a big dealer markup.  Really big.  The gas engine on generator mode can run appliances too.</p></blockquote><p></p>