The spec sheet on the 2005 Prius clearly states that the car gets five dozen miles per gallon of gas on city streets. The second-gen Prius accelerates 25 percent faster due to a new boost converter that turns the nickel metal hydride battery's 200 volts of DC output into 500 volts of AC to power the electric motor. link]. MORE >>

April 3, 2005. Prius hybrid battery pack (Panasonic nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) 6.5 Beyond 20 miles/day (40 miles/day with NiMH or 50+ miles/day with Li-Ion batteries), normal HEV mileage -- except better mileage on long descents due to ability to store more recovered energy -- and no further electricity use. MORE >>

Meanwhile, we are continuing to develop our plans to upgrade our PRIUS+ to use a Nickel-Metal Hydride battery pack. All current hybrids use NiMH batteries. And NiMH batteries in production EVs continue to demonstrate their reliability. This message's URL is [link]. link]. " will soon get answers from EDrive. MORE >>

May 2, 2005. Prius hybrid battery pack (Panasonic nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) 6.5 Beyond 20 miles/day (40 miles/day with NiMH or 50+ miles/day with Li-Ion batteries), normal HEV mileage -- except better mileage on long descents due to ability to store more recovered energy -- and no further electricity use. MORE >>

May 20, 2005. Prius hybrid battery pack (Panasonic nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) 6.5 Beyond 20 miles/day (40 miles/day with NiMH or 50+ miles/day with Li-Ion batteries), normal HEV mileage -- except better mileage on long descents due to ability to store more recovered energy -- and no further electricity use. MORE >>