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by eduardordm 5015 days ago
"Toyota Prius Plug-In adds electric-only mode"

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2012/08/11/living/automotive/...

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/24/us-toyota-electric...

From today: "The current capabilities of electric vehicles do not meet society's needs, whether it may be the distance the cars can run, or the costs, or how it takes a long time to charge," said, Uchiyamada, who spearheaded Toyota's development of the Prius hybrid in the 1990s.

The problem with all of the plug-in hybrids is that they can only run about 12 miles on full electric power. I don't know about you, but I need an electric car that can run at least 50 miles to get to work and back.
The Volt has an EV-only range of 40 miles.