In our acceleration test, the Toyota Prius Prime, BMW X5, and other PHEVs took about twice as long to hit 60 mph in all-electric mode versus hybrid mode.
The Toyota Prius Prime and other plug-in hybrids are sluggish in EV mode in our acceleration testing.
Vs have an internal-combustion engine that works with one or more electric motors , but they also have a larger battery pack than a traditional hybrid to provide more electric-only range and the ability to plug in to recharge like an EV. While Vs accelerate in EV mode, we collected test results from a Toyota Prius Prime, a BMW X5 xDrive50e, a Lexus RX450h+, and a Mercedes-Benz GLE450e. We tested all four in both hybrid and electric-only modes and found that when their gas engines were left offline, their 60-mph times roughly doubled.Toyota Prius PrimeThanks to its plug-in-hybrid powertrain, the Toyota Prius Prime is more powerful than the regular Toyota Prius, which is a traditional hybrid.
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