why is the toyota prius the best selling hybrid vehicle?

MaryJane

why is the toyota prius the best selling hybrid vehicle?

JerryJ

The Prius is a mid-sized car with room for four full sized adults or you can put a bicycle or two in the back without removing the front wheels.































The maintenance costs are low. My 2004 Prius has cost 12 cents per mile for dealer maintenance, tires, and fuel combined over the 125,000 trouble-free miles I've driven it so far, according to the logbook I keep. It still runs like new. So does the 2001 that my wife drives--though she doesn't keep a logbook. Based on the high owner satisfaction ratings, my good experiences are not unique.































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The Prius was designed to be a hybrid from the ground up. This compares to some hybrids that are basically a conventional car with an electric motor stuck on to replace flywheel. The Prius has removed many of the parts of a conventional car and replaced them with more reliable electronics and has simplified others. For instance the Prius doesn't have: an alternator, a starter motor, a serpentine belt (2010+ only), a clutch or fluid coupling. In addition the automatic transmission with it's hundreds of parts has been replaced by a simple planetary gear system similar to a differential.































The Prius gets the best mpg. This is especially impressive when you consider that the Prius is a mid-sized car. Other cars, including hybrids, that come even close to the Prius' mpg are much smaller. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the smaller you make the car the better the mpg will be.































2004 Prius MPG from the logbook. (Complete years only):















2003-2004 -- 50.8 mpg 17,628 miles















2005 -- 52.6 mpg 14,688 miles















2006 -- 56.3 mpg 16174 miles















2007 -- 57.3 mpg 18384 miles















2008 -- 59.9 mpg 21755 miles















2009 -- 61.4 mpg 16177 miles















2010 -- 65.2 mpg 12134 miles































The Prius has been around the longest. It was first sold in 1996 (1997 model year) so it has the most proven hybrid system.































Once you have driven a Prius for awhile, it will be very hard to go back to driving an old fashioned car.

yankeegray_99

the prius isn't a mid size,its compact.and it sells well with the people who bought into the "global warming" political hysteria. it makes them feel good to think they're doing something,

Michael

Prius has shown that it is the longest Hybrid car.