The fifth-generation Toyota Prius will be available exclusively as a Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) when it arrives here next month, writes Trish Whelan.
Launched in 1997, this hybrid electric car has been one of the most iconic vehicles in the brand’s history with over five million units sold to date.
With a more modern and appealing design, Toyota say this new PHEV ‘is a world away from the original Prius’.
New Prius is capable of doing 71km in zero emission mode after a single charge. For most drivers, the Prius PHEV runs like an EV on their daily journeys, before reverting to an efficient hybrid model when the battery power is depleted.
Irish customers can choose from a wide range of Hybrid Electrics (HEVs) which spend, on average, more than 50pc of the time in zero emissions mode, PHEVs (RAV4 and new Prius) and the new BEV, the bZ4X.
The new Prius is on display at the Bloom festival in The Phoenix Park until Bank Holiday Monday 5 June.
Price starts at €45,900 for the 2.0 PHEV. Price excludes delivery and related fees.
