Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Mee 13, 2011, Toyota webatara Prius α na Japan na ebumnuche ahịa nke 3,000 nkeji kwa ọnwa. A na-enweta Prius Alpha na oche ise, ụdị ahịrị abụọ na oche asaa, ụdị ahịrị atọ, nke atọ nke ahịrị nke atọ site na batrị lithium-ion na-echekwa ohere na console etiti. Ụdị oche ise ahụ na-eji batrị NiMH eme ihe. A na-egbu oge nnyefe nke Alfa n'ihi mmetụta nke
2011 ala ọma jijiji na tsunami na mmepụta. Toyota kwupụtara na ha natara iwu 25,000 maka ụdị ụgbọ ala ngwakọ Prius Alpha na ụdị minivan na Japan tupu mmalite nke ire ere. Ulo ise na-amalite na (), na asaa na-amalite na (). Kemgbe e webatara ya, e rere ngụkọta nke 111,500 Prius α na Japan site na Eprel 2012, na-anọchite 80.8% nke ahịa zuru ụwa ọnụ nke usoro ihe nlereanya Prius α / v. Kemgbe Mee 2011 a na-ere ngụkọta nke 289,000 Prius α site na Disemba 2013. N'April 8, 2013, Daihatsu malitere ire ya OEM version nke Prius α maka ahịa Japan n'okpuru aha Mebius. Ahịa na Japan siri ike n'agbanyeghi eziokwu ahụ na ọ naghị eme ihe gọọmentị Japan kwuru na ọ ga-adị n'ogologo, ndị na-azụ ahịa Japan na-akwụkwa ụtụ isi kwa afọ.