Toyota says Prius plug-in is "27-percent better than an equivalent diesel"

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With the Toyota Prius plug-in set to launch in early 2012, now's the perfect time to dive into the interim results from the cars' trials in London. Here are some details straight from Toyota:

• Average journey distance has been 7.3 miles, with 59 percent of all journeys covering between 3.1 and 12.4 miles
• Average speed has been 17.7 miles per hour, with 69 percent of journeys at speeds less than 18.6 mph
• Initial fuel consumption data indicates performance is 27 percent better than an equivalent diesel
• Average recharging time is 72 minutes
• Where drivers have access to a domestic charge point, more frequent recharging occurs
• Twenty-two percent of drivers have even been able to drive further than the official 12.5-mile range in EV mode.
• Electric-powered driving so far has accounted for one third of all miles driven in the PHEV demonstration.

Working in partnership with EDF Energy, Toyota leased 20 third-generation Prius plug-ins to London-based businesses and organizations to monitor vehicle performance and recharging patterns. Details of journey times, speeds, distances, fuel usage and recharging habits have been logged and analyzed to compile useable data. The three-year trial kicked off last summer, meaning that these interim results are from less than one year of real-world use.

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