Toyota Prius News
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They're less confusing than they used to be, but you'll still have to put some thought into how you want to equip your 2010 Toyota Prius
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 3, What's New (Most Of It, Anyway)We couldn't list all the new features of the 2010 Toyota Prius, but here are the high points
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 2, Everything You Need to Know
Our list of five FAQs offers answers to many common queries about the 2010 Toyota Prius
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 1.5, More on Higher Gas Mileage
Reviewers agree that 70 miles per gallon is easily achieveable in the new 2010 Toyota Prius
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: Day 1, First Impressions and 70 MPG
Our colleague Marty Padget drove the all-new 2010 Toyota Prius last month; here's what he said
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30 Days of the 2010 Toyota Prius: PREVIEW
Tomorrow we'll kick off a full month of information about the all-new, all-amazing 2010 Toyota Prius
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The Auris Hybrid announced last fall as a 2010 model for Europe may give Toyota a Honda Insight competitor
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2010 Honda Insight Gets To Know Its Enemy: 2009 Toyota Prius
When the 2010 Honda Insight goes on sale Tuesday, comparisons to the Prius will only intensify
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Toyota Prius: Tough Enough To Be A Taxi. Anywhere.
Used to be that potential hybrid buyers worried about whether the electric components were tough enough. Well, the growing number of Toyota Prius taxis should set that worry to rest. Our colleagues at AllSmallCars noticed a Prius leading the Yellow Cab fleet in Denver's St. Patrick's...
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Yellow Cabs Go Green in Denver: 2009 Toyota Prius Joins the Cabby Fleet
Changing from 11 MPG to 50+ MPG is Bigger Than You Might Think
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Would a Prius Without the Hybrid Still Be a Prius?
The economy is rough out there, and saving money is on everyone's mind. We even saw a suggestion that Toyota should offer a cheaper Prius--without the expensive hybrid system. Which made us wonder: Would it still be a "Prius" if Toyota sold the same car, minus the hybrid system? Clearly the company...
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Aptera in Action Video: Driving the Planet's Greenest All-Electric Three-Wheeler!
Just for its looks, the Aptera 2e has gotten a ton of press--but now we show you what it's like to drive.
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Toyota is worried about competition from the cheaper, smaller 2010 Honda Insight, which gets mileage almost as good as the new Prius
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To Ford, From Toyota: We Rule, Prius Rocks, Hybrids'R'Us
Toyota trumped Ford's hybrid milestone by pointing out it has sold 10 times as many in the US alone as Ford has built
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Adjusted MPG Ratings for the 2010 Toyota Prius
Toyota has issued slightly modified preliminary EPA fuel economy numbers for its 2010 Prius. Before you smugly declare that you were right, that there was no way this third-gen hybrid could achieve 50 miles to the gallon in combined fuel economy, please note: that number hasn't changed, Mister...
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2010 Toyota Prius Mileage Gets Lower. And Higher.
Toyota subtly adjusted the gas-mileage ratings for the 2010 Prius today
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Used Priuses For Sale, Sure, But Hundreds of Thousands? Not So Much.
Sometimes it takes a little nudge to make us realize we know way too much about the car business. When news reports quoted AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson as saying he had 600,000 used hybrids piling up on lots all over the country, we chuckled. And when we wrote about his speech, we didn't use that...
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Want To Buy a Prius? AutoNation Says, C'mon Down!
It's a good time to buy any car, but you may get a particularly good deal on a Prius right now
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During his presidential campaign, then-Senator Barack Obama promised to put 1 million electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on US roads by 2015. His pledge was one of an array of measures to reduce fuel consumption and work toward energy independence. But it begged the question: Is powering cars from the grid actually better for Mother Earth than burning gasoline? Now, a comprehensive article in IEEE Spectrum attempts to answer that question by looking at the CO2 emissions from each. The consensus: In the US, if you compare a plug-in to a 25-mile-per-gallon car, a mile driven on...
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We Hail Hybrids' Hundredth Birthday, But Were They Really Born in Belgium ?!?!?
Today we celebrate a unique anniversary. One hundred years ago today, US Patent No. 288,181 was granted to Henri Pieper for a "Mixed Drive for Autovehicles"--what we now call a hybrid-electric vehicle. Here's the odd part: Monsieur Pieper describes himself as "a loyal subject of the King of...
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Focus: Carolyn Coquillette, Prius Mechanic Extraordinaire
The 2009 Female Mechanics Calendar includes renowned Prius mechanic Carolyn Coquilette of San Francisco's Luscious Garage
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Presenting Prius Pork, For Your Engine-Cooking Delight
Oven out of service? Can't think of what to make for dinner? Got to drive 75 miles? Have we got a recipe for you!
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Consumer Reports Says 2009 Toyota Prius Touring Is Best New-Car Value
The Prius wins a prestigious honor from the bible for new car buyers
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Hungry? Your Prius Can Help
Just tell your Prius navigation system that you're hungry, and it'll show you all the nearby options
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