A 13 km range from Toyota is ridiculous. There must be some obscure marketing reason for this, such as dousing interest, while admitting there is a demand. Hymotion, located here in the Toronto area, has a Lithium-ion pack for the Prius which stores 5kWh and gives a range of 50 km. It fits in the trunk. Tesla claims to have overcome Lithium-ion safety issues.
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A 13 km range from Toyota is ridiculous. There must be some obscure marketing reason for this, such as dousing interest, while admitting there is a demand. Hymotion, located here in the Toronto area, has a Lithium-ion pack for the Prius which stores 5kWh and gives a range of 50 km. It fits in the trunk. Tesla claims to have overcome Lithium-ion safety issues.