Prius Plug-In Hybrid vs. Chevy Volt

Last year, we reviewed the 2010 Toyota Prius, and to our surprise it wasn’t an awful car. Sure the Prius is expensive for what you get out of the interior and quality of drive, but that’s not really the point of the Prius. The point is displaying Toyota’s hybrid technology in one of the worlds most fuel efficient cars. At the time of our review last year, there wasn’t much that could compete with the Prius in terms of overall fuel economy and technology. Today though, we have cars like the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt. Both these cars are aimed directly toward taking sales away from Toyota and the Prius, and both cars have more advanced systems powering the car. So what is Toyota doing to combat these cars? In comes the Prius Plug-In Hybrid. Continue reading →