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Originally Posted by Toymeister
I have a '23 Prius prime. They were released about three weeks ago. There are probably fewer than sixty licensed in this state at this point. The issue with the solar roof is it is only available on the highest trim.
The math is a stretch for the roof, it's 700.00 and buys .25 of electricity per day, optimistically. So 7 years and seven months of absolutely sunny days break even, assuming you are not charging your car inside on sunny days. Cost assumes that only if you were going to buy the highest trim anyways.
Ten thousand Prius primes will be sold this year and fifteen thousand next, with California getting a large percentage of those. To answer anticipated questions, no I did not pay above MSRP but there was no negotiating below MSRP.
I purchased in Jacksonville, I didn't even consider a local Toyota dealer.
The Prius prime runs on gasoline when the juice runs out. It is the highest mpg car sold in America. 0 - 60 in 6.5 seconds. It is reasonably peppy but not a sports car.
Electric mileage is the equivalent of $2.39/gal gasoline of Prius mileage or 97 cents gas equivalent for an SUV.
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Thanks for doing the math on this. Too often, people get sucked into the hype of "free energy" and neglect to factor in what that costs. Same with solar panels on your roof. How many years will it take to payback the investment? What about extra insurance costs, if you can get insurance at all with the wind issues Florida has? Maintenance, both in cost and your time?
No such thing as "free".