page_title: Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid
section_title: Second generation (XW50; 2016–present)
hierarchical_section_title: Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid / Second generation (XW50; 2016–present)
caption_attribution_description: English: Photographed in Queens, New York
context_page_description: The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, also known as Prius PHV and Prius Prime since 2016, is a plug-in hybrid manufactured by Toyota. Deliveries of the production model began in Japan in January 2012, in late February in the United States, and by late June 2012 in Europe. The second generation model was first available in 2016 and is currently being produced.
  The first generation Prius plug-in was produced from 2012 to 2016. Its total all-electric range in blended mode is 18 km as rated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA fuel economy rating is 95 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent in charge-depleting and a combined city/highway rating of 4.7 L/100 km; 60 mpg‑imp in hybrid mode, the same as the conventional Prius liftback. The first generation Prius plug-in was based on a third generation Toyota Prius outfitted with a 4.4 kWh lithium-ion battery co-developed with Panasonic. A total of about 75,400 first generation units were sold worldwide through April 2016.
  The second generation Prius plug-in is called the Prius Prime in the United States and Prius PHV in Japan and Europe. It was first available in 2016 and is currently being produced.
context_section_description: The second generation Prius plug-in hybrid, known as the Toyota Prius Prime in the US, was unveiled at the March 2016 New York International Auto Show. Retail deliveries of the Prius Prime began in the US in November 2016, and, unlike the first generation model, it will be available in all 50 states. Toyota sales target for the US is about 20,000 Prius Prime models annually. The second generation Prius PHV was released in the Japanese market in February 2017, with a sales target of more than 30,000 units per year.
  The Prime's all-electric range is 40 km (25 miles), twice the range of the first generation model. Its EPA rating is 25.9 kW⋅h/100 mi; 16.1 kW⋅h/100 km (133 mpg‑e), a 26% enhancement over the first generation model, and the highest mpg-e rating in all-electric mode of any vehicle with an internal combustion engine. Toyota targeted the fuel economy in hybrid mode to be equal to or better than regular fourth generation Prius liftback. Unlike its predecessor, the Prime runs entirely on electricity in all-electric mode (EV mode).
  The 2017 model year Prius Prime has a different exterior and interior design. The Prime has a four-seat cabin layout, as Toyota decided to improve the car's efficiency to achieve its design goals.
caption: Prius Prime rear view
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