A Prius BEV would be both cheaper and more reliable with a longer lasting battery than the Prius Prime PHEV. A Prius battery only lasts ~150,000 miles whereas

A Prius BEV would be both cheaper and more reliable with a longer lasting battery than the Prius Prime PHEV. A Prius battery only lasts ~150,000 miles whereas a Tesla battery lasts ~250,000 miles. That's because a battery is rated by the number of cycles. A Tesla goes >300 miles per cycle, and a Prius Prime about 50.