[MorTech]

Some Villagers would never have to fill it with gas or plug it in. The solar roof can charge the battery and provide 5 miles per day on a good sunny day. I know some people who use their car maybe once per week...That's 35 miles (max) for free. The ingress and egress might be a problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usqSJ7zbTLQ

[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.

[MorTech]

The car makes no monetary sense but then there is the "cool" value for maybe some.
Villagers pay $20K for golf carts, fer chissakes.

[Toymeister]

The car makes monetary sense, the solar roof option does not.

Total cost to own will be low because the residual value will be high. The vehicle is sold as a plug in variant of the hybrid. Something that Prius did on the last generation. There is ample evidence to support the resale price of the plug in variant.

[Battlebasset]

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.

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".

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by MorTech

The car makes no monetary sense but then there is the "cool" value for maybe some.
Villagers pay $20K for golf carts, fer chissakes.

20k for a golf cart amazing considering the least expensive 2023 auto is the Nissan Versa starting at $16,800 fully equipped A/C, automatic and pleather seats at $19,000. The negative can’t be used on golf course.

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by Battlebasset

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".

To each his own just completed my trip Villages to Ri 1300 miles on 19 gallons of fuel averaged 68mpg @ 65 to 70 mph with Prius hybrid. Our consumption while in The Villages is about 11 gallon fillip every 2 months we wish we bought a Prius Prime.