A few things should have been
A few things should have been explained in further detail: There's is actually a $2500 tax credit for the Prius Plug-in. Many people don't understand what a tax credit is. They don't just take off $7500 from the price of the Volt. You have to have that much in deductions for you to even include it on your taxes. The latest mileage testing on the Prius Plug-in is actually 95mpge, which is more than the Volt's 94mpge. This means that when your EV mode is fully depleted the Prius Plug-in will get almost 15 miles more per gallon than the Volt. With the infrastructure of public charging stations at this time, this is the most practical application of a plug-in. Let's not forget the cases of Volt batteries that caught on fire, which were quickly swept under the rug after a few days. Toyota is still fighting in court about unintended acceleration AFTER it was proven by NASA scientists that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the Toyota electric systems. As a journalist, you should attempt to disguise your bias a little better.