Reply #14: The dealer should have delivered the car with a full charge so people can at least get home [View All]

[cui bono]

from the lot with their new car! However, it would be nice to have gauges that are more accurate.

I have a Prius and it tells you how many miles you have until you "run out of gas" (according to tests done by someone at a Prius owner site you actually still have 50-100 miles after the car tells you 0). And on my first long trip with my mom in the car it went from 11 miles left to 0! I was worried but luckily there was finally a gas station at the next exit, so I drove it slowly to the station so as to keep it in electric mode. Mostly I was worried about looking like an idiot for having run out of gas in a Prius! lol.

At least I could drive slowly in electric mode to a gas station, but if electric's all you got and it's gone... oopsie. Better fix that gauge!