Folks here keep razzin' on the Prius. I bought a cheap-ass 2010 for $4000 and put $450 worth of battery work into. It's part of why I can afford a toy car. I've had it 2 years and it takes about 4-6 gallons of fuel a month. That and oil changes are the only expenses I've had. Yeah, it's like driving a toaster, but it gets the toaster jobs done. Someday Greg will finish my coupe and I'll have a car to have jollies in, meanwhile the Prius or my bike haul my butt to work and back.
I'm with Stan. I don't understand why they haven't taken this concept to work trucks. With the space under the floor you could make an E350 sized work van with a 10 gallon fuel tank, and a 350+ mile range. I think they'd sell fleets of them.