I was curious about how much more Toyota could fit in that same volume if using state of the art batteries. The 2021 Tesla Model 3 LR has a pack volumetric ene

I was curious about how much more Toyota could fit in that same volume if using state of the art batteries. The 2021 Tesla Model 3 LR has a pack volumetric energy density of roughly 240Wh/l. The 2017 Prius Prime has a pack volumetric energy density of roughly 150Wh/l. So ignoring Toyota's poor battery placement, you could fit ~14kWh in that same space in the Prime using a better pack design with more modern batteries. If Toyota pulled their heads out of their asses and actually designed a car to be an EV, they could match Tesla's battery pack sizes and still have reasonable trunk space. I say this as someone who owns two Priuses and do not understand why they didn't capitalize on their advantage to design a decent EV years ago. The number of Priuses sold per year in the US tells a story of Toyota absolutely failing to capitalize on new technology when they had the lead: https://motorandwheels.com/10-toyota-prius-statistics-facts/ https://motorandwheels.com/10-toyota-prius-statistics-facts/