Prius Prime
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Global sales of compact hatchbacks are hardly surging, and fuel economy for all types of vehicles is steadily improving. Even given those factors, though, the fourth-generation Toyota Prius hybrid has had an especially rough road since its launch as a 2016 model. At just 108,661 deliveries across four different models, U.S. Prius sales were almost exactly half their peak in 2012—and many analysts suggest that the bizarre styling has played a role. DON'T MISS: Toyota Prius hybrid sales have tanked: here are 4 reasons why Now, a report from Japan suggests the conventional Prius hybrid...
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For six months, one in five Prius sales has been a plug-in hybridA funny thing happened to Toyota Prius hybrid sales last month. Almost one in three Prius hybrids sold in the U.S. were the Prius Prime model—the one with a plug. Toyota may be the large automaker least friendly to cars that plug in, so what's that all about? DON'T MISS: Toyota Prius hybrid...
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Subaru plug-in hybrid to use Prius Prime parts, coming in 2019
When Toyota and Mazda said last September they would form a joint venture to produce electric-car parts, that answered the question of where Mazda's future plug-in vehicles would get their electric running gear. But it sparked another question: Where did that leave Subaru, another small automaker...
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2017 Toyota Prius Prime: first drive of new plug-in hybrid
Toyota is the king of electrified powertrains. With more than nine million hybrid vehicles sold worldwide at this point, and well over 5.5 million of those wearing a Prius badge, no other automaker comes close. Yet somehow that expertise and market domination hasn’t resulted in any...
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Few green cars up for North American Car & Truck of the Year awards
The list of vehicles eligible for NACTOY 2017 does not include many green cars.
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2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid preview
The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime is the second-generation plug-in hybrid Prius.
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The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime, the new plug-in hybrid version of the world's best-selling hybrid car, was unveiled this morning at the New York Auto Show. The second plug-in version of the Prius hybrid, it will carry an EPA range rating of 22 miles from the 8.8-kilowatt-hour battery pack, according to Toyota. The Prius Prime also has notably different front and rear styling from the conventional hybrid version of the fourth-generation Prius, which launched as a 2016 model. DON'T MISS: 2016 Toyota Prius Prime: details on 120 MPGe plug-in hybrid, all-electric mode Final fuel efficiency numbers...
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2016 Toyota Prius Prime: details on 120 MPGe plug-in hybrid, all-electric mode
The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime replaces the Prius Plug-In, and it directly addresses nearly everything that current owners of that model have wanted. There’s a longer, 22-mile electric driving range, better drivability, and exceptional 120+ MPGe fuel efficiency. It even has one driving detail...
Bengt Halvorson
