{"id":2196,"date":"2016-03-28T19:56:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T19:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/?p=2117"},"modified":"2016-03-28T19:56:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T19:56:37","slug":"prime-time-heres-whats-new-toyota-prius-prime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/?p=2196","title":{"rendered":"Prime Time: Here\u2019s What\u2019s New on the Toyota Prius Prime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leithtoyota.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2118 size-large\" src=\"#BLOGPATH#\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2017-Toyota-Prius-Prime_00081-1024x524.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota Prius Prime\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We realize that a Toyota Prius is not the most exciting vehicle ever. It\u2019s not loud, fast, low to the ground, or particularly sporty \u2013 but as we progress further into the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century, we have to make compromises for the good of our planet. And for that reason, the Toyota Prius Prime is very exciting.<\/p>\n<p>The prime is packed with the latest safety, infotainment, and driving systems that everyone has come to expect in a new vehicle. What sets the Prius Prime apart, is its hybrid capabilities. The Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid that is capable of traveling more than 600 miles on a full tank (11.3 gallons) and a full charge on its 8.8 kWh battery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leithtoyota.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2119 size-large\" src=\"#BLOGPATH#\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2017_toyota_prius_prime_-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota Prius Prime\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s do a little math. If gas is $2 per gallon, then 11.3 gallons of gas will cost you $22.60 (11.3 x 2 = 22.6). Now we\u2019ll add the cost of charging the 8.8-kWh battery. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmunds.com\/fuel-economy\/the-true-cost-of-powering-an-electric-car.html\">According to Edmunds<\/a>, the national average for charging an electric car is 12 cents per kWh. That works out to just over $1 (8.8 x .12 = 1.06) for a full charge. Therefore, the total cost to \u201cfill up\u201d your Toyota Prius Prime will be around $23.60.<\/p>\n<p>That means for every full charge\/full tank, the Toyota Prius Prime will only cost you approximately four cents per mile (23.60 \u00f7 600 = .04). Four pennies per mile. After driving 10,000 miles, you would have only spent $400 on fueling your vehicle. That\u2019s incredibly efficient.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leithtoyota.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2120 size-full\" src=\"#BLOGPATH#\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2017-toyota-prius-prime-03-645aff90de77895e1ee09af8adf566ca7-2.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota Prius Prime\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sorry if we started to lose you with all the math, but it\u2019s just incredible what this vehicle can do! Not only is the Toyota Prius Prime good for your wallet, it\u2019s also great for the environment, and that\u2019s something to get excited about. The Prius is still burning gas, but it\u2019s much more efficient than most vehicles on the road, and incredibly affordable.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to reach out to us a <a href=\"http:\/\/leithtoyota.com\">Leith Toyota<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in any of our Toyota vehicles. We\u2019re passionate about putting people first, and connecting our customers with the car that\u2019s right for them. We\u2019d be happy to help in any way we can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We realize that a Toyota Prius is not the most exciting vehicle ever. It\u2019s not loud, fast, low to the ground, or particularly sporty \u2013 but as we progress further into the 21st century, we have to make compromises for the good of our planet. And for that reason, the Toyota Prius Prime is very [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2122,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[452],"class_list":["post-2196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-news","tag-toyota"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}