Toyota Plug-in Prius Concept to Debut at Frankfurt Auto Show

What they're not telling you in this article is that the picture above is the actual size of the vehicle.

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I think we will see a whole lot of cool things at the Frankfurt Auto Show. I'm not sure how excited I can be about a Toyota Plug-in though... Toyota had a 100% electric car over a decade ago (see: the Toyota Rav4-EV). Why can't they be releasing one of those? 100% electric cars are the only way electricity is going to make a big difference in our economy, or the environment. Promoting hybrids is like mowing half the yard, or cleaning half the pool. To learn more about electric cars, compared to hybrids, normal cars, and hydrogen vehicles, I recommend the book "Two Cent Per Mile" by Nevres Cefo, which is an accessible, insightful, and informative introduction to electric vehicles which would be a great primer for anyone interested in the Frankfurt Auto Show, alternative transportation, and energy policy. Check out twocentspermile.com and bit.ly/2centspermile . We will definitely continue updating the site and providing commentary on hybrids, and other news in the electric vehicle department.

An all electric car is not the answer if you believe that carbon emissions are killing the environment. By plugging the car into the wall every night, you're just telling the electric company that you need more power, which if I'm not mistaken is still primarily done by burning fossil fuels. Until we can generate that power without fossil fuels, there is no difference between plugging your car into the wall, and filling it up at the pump.

Cool, if only they would remodel it so it doesn't look like a jetson car.

It was said that BYD released its hybrid car a year ago in China, and China is making over current gas stations to add plug-in modulus beside pumps.

A plug in version of a proven hybrid going up against the $40,000 GM Volt. I think we know which one will win. Some people have already done this modification on their own Prius and there's a kit to do this.

The Wonderer said "Until we can generate that power without fossil fuels, there is no difference between plugging your car into the wall, and filling it up at the pump."

It cost's less to use electricity to fill up your batteries, you use less gas and get a better fuel economy, and electric motors are far more efficient than gas engines.

All electric cars are a step in the right direction away from fossil fuel dependency. They go hand in hand with developing a renewable energy grid. From the news about some of these auto manufacture's developing (of somewhat illegitimate authenticity) fuel efficient cars isn't something to complain about!

On a side note: I think they should stray away from the typical car that's yay wide and long, and ways a couple tons or so. If they made a vehicle for the purpose of moving a Person AND NOT 3,000 pounds of metal, they'd have a cheaper car with better mileage! Hybrid Hummers kind of defeat the purpose.

Good discussion on energy usage and cost of internal combustion v. off-the-grid electrics here (read the comments too):

http://www.ecoworld.com/fuels/electric-car-cost-per-mile.html

So what does it cost? How long will the batteries last until they must be replaced? How far will it go on a single charge?

Meanwhile, I'm just itching to build my solar garage, which would collect power all day, which I could plug into overnight. And I can't wait 'til they have coin-operated electrical outlets in parking lots everywhere.

Plugging in makes a huge difference, even with 50% coal like the US now has it's much cleaner (8x less CO2) and doesn't require 65% imported oil. Power plants also have giga watts of excess at night they dump. If you charge at night you add zero pollution.

I have a lithium plug in supply kit in my 2005 prius and can go 30-40 miles all electric. I can also go 60 miles at over 100 mpg in hybrid mode.

I also have a grid tied solar system that makes more than I used, until I could plug in. What a dream come true. Or you can import and pollute and pay for it in pollution and money spent.

It's the 21st century. Don't get caught in yesterday Popular Science tells us fantastic technology every month, just use it !

This is kind of interesting from a money-spent-on-electricity-to-power-the-thing kinda view. Those little recharge stations would have to be in like, EVERY parking lot at like malls. Besides, dont we use coal to make electricity? I like the prius's self sustaining design better, with the charging the battery when braking kinda thing.-DaSonicMan