prius

A full hybrid mid-size car, the Prius is the latest from Toyota.

The Prius has been rated as the most fuel efficient and the cleanest car among those sold in the US. The 2010 version is regarded as the best with redesigned interiors, more power, better fuel efficiency, greater space efficiency and a sleeker style.

The latest version has the solar package including a solar panel to keep the car interiors cool even when parked and the electric air conditioner that can be remotely activated even before entering the car.

The special features include a pre-collision system, automatic lane keeping and intelligent parking and a host of other hi-tech luxury features that are synonymous with the brand name, Toyota.

You'll find bloggers talking about the Prius at sites like Toyota Prius Blog and Hybrid Car Blog.

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• in Business
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  by leslielkossoff / on Aug 22, 2011
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• Best Cars For Commuting

  
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  The slide show from CNBC shows the ten best cars for commuting. Cars for 2012 include the Toyota Prius C which is a hybrid vehicle that gets 53 mpg in the city, Nissan Leaf which is an all-electric vehicle, Volkswagon Passat TDI which gets 31 mpg in the city and 43 mpg on the highway, Chevrolet Volt which is an ...
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• The lure of the plug: two-thirds of Chevy Volt buyers trade in non-GM vehicle

  
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  Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Chevrolet , GM , USA Whaddya think, that Volt buyers were trading in a Cadillac for their new plug-ins? Nope. Most buyers of Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in vehicles are coming in from outside of the General Motors family, the automaker says. About two-thirds of ...
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• Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) and Auto Sales: TrueCar Forecasts Highest May Sales Since 2007

  
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  By Demian Russian When Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) released its first quarter earnings results on May 1st, Sirius XM management raised the company’s full-year net new subscriber guidance by 200,000, from 1.3 million to 1.5 million. Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin stated, ”With auto sales in the first quarter ...
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• What Annoys Jeff this Week?

  
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  1. The Prius. I’m sure you’re feeling very smug and superior about the gas you’re saving, Mr. Prius Driver, as you tool along at 40 miles an hour on a major commuter artery. What you really need to do though is either a) Buy a car that can actually keep up with the flow of traffic; b) Leave at a time other than ...
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• 2012 Toyota Prius C: The Payback

  
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• The Shiny,Futuristic FISKER KARMA – Hybrid Luxury Sports Sedan

  
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  Ever since the invention of cars, there was a need for improvement and modernization and there was room for it always,since the biggest room in this world is the room for improvement..But i’d like to call this car, the invention of future,the improvement that completes the definition of our future cars. Fisker ...
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• Toyota: 4 Million Hybrid Sales and Counting

  
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  Toyota Motor Corp has now sold more than 4 million hybrid cars worldwide since it launched the original the original Prius hybrid in Japan in 1997, and the latest editions – the 2012 Prius C and Prius V wagon account for about 250,000 of those sales. Toyota estimates there are now 2.6 million Priuses and 270,000 ...
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• KBB Looks at Toyota Reaching 4M in Hybrid Sales

  
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  It didn’t seem all that long ago that Toyota bragged about selling one million Prius hybrid electric vehicles. Now the number has gone up to four million hybrids sold globally since first introducing them in Japan in 1997 (more than half of of them being Priuses). This is a remarkable feat considering the upfront ...
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• 2012 Toyota Prius Minivan

  
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  2012 Toyota Prius Minivan with Full Review, Specs, Photo, Price, and 2012 Toyota Prius Minivan Release Date for Canada, Australia, US, and UK. The very first of these will be a 2012 Toyota Prius minivan, variously called the Prius Alpha or Prius Verso, though we do not yet know precisely what model name it’ll carry ...
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• Toyota Prius V Review

  
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  Toyota is predicting it will sell more than a million hybrids in 2012, a milestone that will be helped by an expansion of its most famous petrol-electric range that includes the Toyota Prius V. It took the Japanese brand 15 … Continue reading →
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• Toyota sells over four million hybrids worldwide

  
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  Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota A million here , a million there . Sooner or later, those numbers add up. Toyota announced today it has sold over four million hybrids around the world since introducing the first Prius in Japan all the way back in 1997. Sales were slow, at first, but the pace is now ...
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• Episode 895 – Ethanol Reduces Gas Prices, Americans Driving Small, Winnebago’s China Syndrome

  
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• Toyota and Lexus Cumulative Hybrid Sales Since 1997 Top 4 Million Vehicles

  
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  As of April 30, the Toyota and Lexus brands have both sold more than 4 million hybrid vehicles around the world since the market launch of Toyotas first hybrid model in Japan, the Coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997, followed by the Prius in December of the same year. Global sales of the Prius began in Europe, ...
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• Toyota’s Global Hybrid Sales Pass 4 Million Units

  
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• 2012 Toyota Prius v – spacious and efficient

  
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  2012 Toyota Prius v is the next model to join the Prius family. It comes to offer spaciousness, economy and excellent performance. If you wonder what the “v” behind the Prius stands for, well it stands for “versatility”. This is because this Toyota model is the first one to offer the flexibility and ...
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• Los Angeles Plans Pilot of Siemens eHighway

  
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• Buy the Car, Lease the Battery

  
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  by Scott Shepard Almost every big automaker fell short of their first-year sales targets for electric vehicles (EVs), and even though total EV sales in 2011 beat hybrid sales in 2000 (the vehicles first year on most markets) by a hefty margin , EVs took a beating from media outlets. Bad press or not, EV sales will ...
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• Toyota Prius V: Australia’s first seven-seat hybrid launched

  
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  Toyota has launched the seven-seat Toyota Prius V expanding its hybrid family to four models alongside the Prius hatch, Prius C and Camry Hybrid. The $35,990 Toyota Prius V (denoting versatility) is Australia’s first seven-seater hybrid vehicle and Australia’s first … Continue reading →
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• How to get the Toyota hybrid Prius battery changed and how much does it cost?

  
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  Question by Thiettranh P: How to get the Toyota hybrid Prius battery changed and how much does it cost? The main battery of my Prius 2001 is gone and I don’t trust Toyota’s answer for this issue. Best answer: Answer by solardragonsdo a lot of research. I saw a show that said they could cost [...]
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• Prius Driver Beat Up After Taking Out Two Bikers [Car Crime]

  
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  A San Francisco area Prius driver couldnt get enough of a pack of motorcycles cruising the freeway, and decided to record video of them. Unfortunately, driving and shooting video proved to be too much for the 19-year-old hybrid pilot, and he veered into the pack of two wheelers, taking two of them out. More »
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