A few months ago - maybe a year, I don't do well with timeframes relative to the past - I was lucky enough to take a behind the scenes look at a Prius Plug-in before the first model was available to anyone, be it a dealership, pre-order customer, or an average Joe (. This allowed me a unique position to evaluate the new technology, not from a sales point of view but rather from that of a cross between consumer and Toyota employee; naturally my job makes me far less than impartial, but at the same time I don't get paid to put you folks into cars (directly at least).
That being the case, a five minute test drive and insider Toyota information is nothing compared to actual first hand driving knowledge. Thanks to the ignorance of a local Franklin County texting-and-driving motorist, I was lucky enough to get a Prius Plug-in as my Toyota Rent a Car; here are my honest to goodness impressions. Read more on handytoyota.com.