This Toyota Prius Prime still has the same engine 1.8 four - cylinder Atkinson cycle gasoline, although in this case the electric motor having gain more weight, and the lithium-ion battery that feeds it. The battery has doubled its capacity on the Prius PHEV previous generation, allowing a 8.8 kWh electric range of 35 kilometers and a total theoretical range of around 1,000 kilometers.
Consumption figures are not official, although NEDC cycle will be around 2 liters per 100 km. Recharge time of the battery is done in 5.5 hours in a conventional outlet and is the first Toyota model that combines the power of the electric motor and generator to optimize acceleration. Obviously change is continuously variable CVT.
