Toyota has brought down the price of both the Business Edition Plus and Excel models by £3,200. Factoring in the £2,500 available for new car purchases through the UK Government’s plug-in vehicle grant scheme, the new range is now available to customers from £29,195 – more than £2,000 less than the cost of the previous Prius Plug-in.
Toyota says the Prius Plug-in marks a further development of its world-leading hybrid technology, benefiting from a new Dual Motor EV Drive system and a higher capacity lithium-ion battery to double its emissions-free electric driving range to more than 30 miles. The car can also be driven at higher speeds using just its electric power and the recharging process is more rapid – as little as two hours for a full charge.
Built on the same new Toyota New Global Architecture platform as the latest, fourth generation Prius, the plug-in hybrid is claimed to deliver much-improved ride and handling. Both versions are equipped with Toyota Touch 2 with Go infotainment and navigation, colour head-up display, auto-dimming, auto-retracting door mirrors, heated front seats and world-first gas-injection heat pump air conditioning.