Long-term Test: Toyota Prius PHV makes an impression

Even with the battery starved of electrons, Toyota's Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle never goes completely dead

The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle can be charged at public charging points, such as those at Shell petrol stations (above), using a Shell Recharge RFID card. The digital display in the car indicates the amount of time needed to charge the car.
The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle can be charged at public charging points, such as those at Shell petrol stations (above), using a Shell Recharge RFID card. The digital display in the car indicates the amount of time needed to charge the car. ST PHOTOS: CHONG JUN LIANG
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In the past two months, The Straits Times' senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan drove around in the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV).

He has so far managed to trigger the petrol engine only fleetingly and only because his right foot got itchy, not because the car's electric range was exhausted.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 13, 2020, with the headline Long-term Test: Toyota Prius PHV makes an impression. Subscribe