Best Buy Upgrades Geek Squad Fleet With 1,000 Fuel-Saving Prius Hybrids

Best Buy’s Geek Squad fleet is getting a refresh, with more than 1,000 Toyota Prius c hybrids replacing Volkswagen Beetles for house calls, it said Monday. In recent years, Best Buy added 1,200 vans -- Ford Transit and Cutaway models -- to deliver large goods including 55-inch and larger TVs, a spokeswoman told us. The Prius c will produce roughly half the emissions of the Beetles over the life of the vehicle, said Best Buy, which is committed to a 45 percent cut in carbon emissions by 2020. Geek Squad staffers make more than 5 million house calls a year, driving an estimated 12.6 million miles to help customers with technical support, Best Buy said. The switch to the Prius, along with an updated logo, is designed to parallel the Geek Squad’s expansion from a PC-based service to one that supports the latest electronics including AV gear, home networks and smart home products, it said. “Today’s Geek Squad Agents are more likely to help clients with a new home theater experience, improve Wi-Fi performance or install a security solution than they are to fix the family computer,” Geek Squad Chief Inspector Nate Bauer said.