Best Buy's Geek Squad tech-support unit is getting a makeover.
Since the service launched nationwide in 2004, it has primarily used a fleet of black-and-white Volkswagen Beetles, known as "Geekmobiles."
Those vehicles are about to be replaced with 1,000 2016 Toyota Prius C hybrids.
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The subcompact hybrids are entering service now, decked in a mostly-black livery with a new Geek Squad logo.
Geek Squad parent Best Buy chose the Prius C primarily for its fuel economy, spokeswoman Paula Baldwin told Ad Age in a recent interview.
The 2016 Prius C gets an EPA-rated 53 mpg city, 46 mpg highway, and 50 mpg combined.
Geek Squad Volkswagen Beetle, by Flickr user Mike Mozart (Used under CC License)
Total system output for the smallest member of the Prius "family" is 99 horsepower.
Baldwin said about 700 of the 1,000 cars will enter the fleet immediately, with the rest joining later this year.
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They will stay in service for 48 months, or until they reach 65,000 miles, she said.
The hybrids will help Best Buy meet a goal of reducing its carbon emissions 45 percent by 2020.
Best Buy previously deployed a handful of Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars in the Geek Squad fleet, but the Beetle was the mainstay until now.
2016 Toyota Prius C
While Geek Squad never used any Beetle TDI models, the Volkswagen diesel scandal may have influenced Best Buy's decision to switch vehicles somewhat.
Baldwin said negotiations with Toyota over the Prius C fleet buy began before news of VW's cheating broke last September.
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The news spurred Best Buy to "accelerate plans to transition the Geekmobile," she said.
Toyota may have offered Best Buy a good deal, too, given that Prius "family" sales are lagging due in part to low gas prices.
The Prius C received a facelift for 2015, but still rides on the same platform introduced for the 2012 model year.
2016 Toyota Prius C
Toyota recently introduced a new fourth-generation Prius and Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, but a Prius C redesign may still have to wait.
Poor hybrid sales have led Toyota to consider shrinking the Prius "family," so the Prius C is in limbo for now.
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