Engineers have increased battery capacity of the new car, which means it’ll be able to travel longer distances on electric power alone than previous prototypes. The vehicle has a cruising range of only 13km on a single charge and its trunk is completely filled with battery packs.
Weighing in at 1,360kg, the plug-in hybrid Prius can travel up 100km/h and takes roughly one and a half hours to charge using a regular household power outlet. Oddly enough, there are several private companies offering plug-in conversion kits for the Prius but Toyota warns any modifications will void warranties and that extra batteries can cause fires.