227,535 miles in a 2001 Prius still on the road...
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07-01-2005, 03:41 PM
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227,535 miles in a 2001 Prius still on the road...
North America's Highest Mileage Hybrid Taxis
Consumers often have concerns about new vehicle technologies, especially about features that may be costly to repair, such as a hybrid system. Canada’s highest mileage Prius, a 2001 model, has operated for over 366,182 kilometres with only a few maintenance repair issues. Jatinder Parhar, owner of a Empress Taxi in Victoria, British Columbia, operates this vehicle.
North America's first hybrid taxi was a 2001 Toyota Prius operated by Andrew Grant in Vancouver, British Columbia. Grant's 2001 Yellow Taxi Prius travelled over 332,000 km before it was replaced with a 2003 Prius. Grant now operates a 2004 Prius Taxi. View the 2001 and 2004 Yellow Taxi Prius’ detailed service and maintenance records.
View a video about the Yellow Taxi Prius. Windows Media Player (12 MB) QuickTime (25MB).
Consumers often have concerns about new vehicle technologies, especially about features that may be costly to repair, such as a hybrid system. Canada’s highest mileage Prius, a 2001 model, has operated for over 366,182 kilometres with only a few maintenance repair issues. Jatinder Parhar, owner of a Empress Taxi in Victoria, British Columbia, operates this vehicle.
North America's first hybrid taxi was a 2001 Toyota Prius operated by Andrew Grant in Vancouver, British Columbia. Grant's 2001 Yellow Taxi Prius travelled over 332,000 km before it was replaced with a 2003 Prius. Grant now operates a 2004 Prius Taxi. View the 2001 and 2004 Yellow Taxi Prius’ detailed service and maintenance records.
View a video about the Yellow Taxi Prius. Windows Media Player (12 MB) QuickTime (25MB).
http://www.hybridexperience.ca/Reliability.htm
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07-01-2005, 09:29 PM
Re: 227,535 miles in a 2001 Prius still on the road...
I find this interesting too:
and this:
Also the maintenance costs are interesting:
Chevrolet Cavalier:
Preventative Maintenance (Average $/100km) $1.76
Non-Scheduled Maintenance (Average $/100km) $2.69
2001 Honda Insight:
Preventative Maintenance (Average $/100km) $3.01
Non-Scheduled Maintenance (Average $/100km) $1.78
2001 Toyota Prius:
Preventative Maintenance (Average $/100km) $2.21
Non-Scheduled Maintenance (Average $/100km) $0.19
They mention that most of the increased scheduled maintenance costs are due to using dealerships rather than in-house mechanics.
Prius owners that are using the vehicles as high mileage taxi’s have commented that their brake replacement costs are much less due to the regenerative braking system.
Since the car went on sale in 2000, Toyota has not replaced a single battery for wear and tear.
Chevrolet Cavalier:
Preventative Maintenance (Average $/100km) $1.76
Non-Scheduled Maintenance (Average $/100km) $2.69
2001 Honda Insight:
Preventative Maintenance (Average $/100km) $3.01
Non-Scheduled Maintenance (Average $/100km) $1.78
2001 Toyota Prius:
Preventative Maintenance (Average $/100km) $2.21
Non-Scheduled Maintenance (Average $/100km) $0.19
They mention that most of the increased scheduled maintenance costs are due to using dealerships rather than in-house mechanics.
Last edited by Schwa; 07-01-2005 at 09:37 PM.
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