Toyota Prius News
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Score one for the new Honda Insight; it outsold every other car in its home country last month
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Lexus Planning Hybrid Audi A3 CompetitorLexus plans to unveil a front-wheel drive, hybrid-only hatchback at the Frankfurt Auto Show to compete with the likes of the Audi A3 and the BMW 1-series. The car will be the European cousin to the HS 250h, which is expected to go on sale this summer in the U.S. The new hatchback won't share any...
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Nielsen Says Most Insight Buyers Compare to Prius--But Not the Other Way Round
Is there a danger for the 2010 Honda Insight if it's always compared to the Toyota Prius, but Prius buyers ignore the Insight?
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More Proof That Batteries Last: Ford Escape Hybrid Taxis Retire With 300,000-Plus Miles
Like many cities across the world, San Francisco is learning that hybrid taxis not only save gas, but last as long as needed
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Hybrid Patrol Cars Spread Into More Urban Police Squads
New York is hardly alone in adding hybrid patrol cars to its police department fleet
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April's Most Popular Posts: It's 2010 All Over, Again
The upcoming 2010 Toyota Prius continues to spur interest on the site
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Only one Toyota Prius, the new 2010 Prius will be sold throughout Europe, the outgoing model will no longer be available there. Toyota has made a decision and the decision is exactly the same one they made for the U.S. The will only export the new 2010 Prius and will not sell it side by side with the outgoing model. It seems as though only the Japanese market will get the option of two Priuses. The benefit of selling two Priuses allows Toyota to price the outgoing model at a lower price than the new model and thus creating competition with the Honda Insight. The decision by Toyota likely...
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PriusChat Earth Day Live Chat on 2010 Prius Offers Two Small Bits of News
We'd hoped for just a little more news when the PriusChat faithful got a chance to ask questions of Prius Product Manager Doug Coleman
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2010 Toyota Prius: The Earth Day Ride and Drive in Detroit
A Green Test Drive for a Green Day
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2010 Prius Priced Aggressively To Keep Toyota On Top
With a new base model of the 2010 Prius for just $21,750, Toyota isn't ceding any ground to Honda
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Toyota Posts First Impression Videos of 2010 Prius
The Toyota Prius is the best selling hybrid vehicle of all time. The next generation 2010 Prius is scheduled for release in May. But for those that can't wait until then to get an inside look at the Prius, Toyota has made videos available for viewing. Maybe you missed the Prius at the auto...
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A 9-Year-Old Rates the Green Cars at New York's Auto Show
At 9, young Luc expects every car to be green (unless it's a sports car) and has definite opinions on what he likes and what he doesn't
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Disappointingly, the battery pack in the 2010 Toyota Prius is almost identical to the one in its predecesors--but we don't expect that to be the case forever.
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 11, Engine and Electric Motors
Smaller, lighter, more powerful electric motor/generators and a larger gas engine give the 2010 Toyota Prius better performance AND better mileage
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 10, Controls and Gauges
Drivers of the new 2010 Toyota Prius see most information at the base of the windshield, which improves safety
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2009 Denver Auto Show: Line of 500 People Watch Ribbon Cutting
Green Ribbons Aren't the Only Green Things at the 2009 Denver Auto Show
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 9, Cabin and Interior
Much nicer materials and more luxury, along with marginal increases in most dimensions, make the 2010 Toyota Prius cabin a pleasant place to spend time
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 8, Body and Aerodynamics
It may look the same, but every facet of the 2010 Toyota Prius shape has been improved, all toward lowering air drag to improve mileage
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Debuting nearly nine years ago, the Toyota Prius took front stage on the hybrid scene. Sales quickly outpaced predictions, but Toyota was in a way still disappointed. Research determined that most Prius buyers bought the car as a second car. Most buyers used the Prius for travelling to and from work, but selected another car for cruising around town. Now Toyota believes that is all about to change. Buyers of the first generation Prius were considered techies or environmentalists. Buyers of the new Prius are not. Toyota expects the new Prius to attract a larger, broader audience of...
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March's Most Popular Posts: It's All About the 2010 Toyota Prius
No surprise here, this month's most popular blog posts--both real and satirical--were mostly about the upcoming 2010 Prius
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 7, Chief Engineer Akihiko Otsuka
Responsible for more than 2,000 engineers, the chief engineer for the 2010 Toyota Prius mulled over problems on long rural drives
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2010 Toyota Prius: This Gas Sipping Hybrid is Causing a Stir
Toyota's New Hybrid Makes an Impact
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 6, The 5 Not-So-Great Things
No new car is perfect, and so it goes with the 2010 Toyota Prius; we have a few quibbles.
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 5, The 10 Best Things
There's a lot to love on the new 2010 Toyota Prius; here are our favorite things
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