Toyota Prius News
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Car shoppers today are spoiled for choice when it comes to fuel-efficient vehicles. When else in history have we had the choice between gasoline, diesel, biofuel, natural gas, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles? When it comes to actually putting fuel in your tank, many turn to hybrids and diesels to get the most miles to every gallon. But which is best? Road & Track thinks it can answer. And if you have a Prius, look away now--because it isn't the hybrid. The magazine lined Toyota's flagship against the Mercedes-Benz E250 Bluetec--a midsize luxury sedan with a...
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Always Wanted A Harley-Davidson-Powered Prius? You're In Luck!It's fair to say most Toyota Prius owners are probably quite happy with their cars. Sure, they aren't the quickest vehicles on the road, and plug-in cars use even less gas. But they're quiet, efficient and easy to drive. It might not have crossed many owners' minds to swap the clean-burning...
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CA's Favorite Cars: Honda Civic For Retail Buyers, Prius Hybrid Overall
California is different from the rest of the United States. And its vehicle mix turns out to be very different too. A simple glance at the state's rainbow of cultures and languages, its record of social and technological innovation, and its varied climates--a five-hour drive takes you from ocean...
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Consumer Reports: Tesla Model S Electric Car Is 'Best Overall' Vehicle
The Tesla Model S was named Best Overall car, while the Toyota Prius once again took Best Green Car honors.
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Most Popular Car Line In California? The Toyota Prius Hybrid--Again
The Toyota Prius Family is the most popular car line California for the second year in a row.
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Toyota Announces Recall For 2010-2014 Prius To Update Electronics
Seven hundred thousand 2010 to 2014 Toyota Prius models are among nearly a million Toyota vehicles to be recalled over electronic issues in the U.S. The Japanese automaker has advising the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it's to recall affected Prius models to rectify...
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Where are you hedging your bets when it comes to the future of automobile propulsion? Maybe you're sticking with hybrids. Maybe you've already gone all the way to an electric car, or are rolling around in a range-extended Chevrolet Volt. For some, the latest version of the Toyota Prius with plug-in hybrid technology is just what they need. Largely similar to a regular Prius but equipped with a larger, lithium-ion battery pack and an extra few miles of electric range. We've compiled all our articles on the Prius Plug-In, bringing you all the information you'll need to decide whether it's the...
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Next Toyota Prius Hybrid To Have More 'Heart-Racing' Design?
For the last decade or so, Toyota's Prius hybrid has been the go-to car for buyers wanting something a little more fuel efficient, a little greener than the norm. While still immensely successful, today's Prius has more or less lost its unique selling point--a host of plug-in vehicles has taken...
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Toyota Hybrid Sales Top 6 Million Vehicles Globally, And Counting
It almost goes without saying, but Toyota loves its hybrids--and, seemingly, so do the world's car buyers. The Japanese automaker said it had sold 6,072,000 hybrids as of December 31, 2013, breaking the 6 million-unit barrier. MORE: Toyota Sells 23 Hybrids Globally; How Many Can You Name? A...
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2014 Toyota Prius Safety Rating Lowered To Four Stars From Five
A change in Federal crash-test procedures downgraded the safety rating of Toyota's iconic hybrid.
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Hybrids, Subaru, Mazda Clean Up In Consumer Reports 'Best New-Car Value' List
The Toyota Prius was named 'Best New-Car Value" by Consumer Reports.
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Buying A Used Toyota Prius Hybrid: 5 Quick Pieces Of Advice
The Toyota Prius is by far the most common hybrid car on U.S. roads, which means there are a lot of them out there for sale as used cars. A reader wrote to ask what she should keep in mind when starting to shop for a used Toyota Prius hybrid. What follows are some quick notes from our editors...
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You never know what you may find if you read through public comments on government proposals. That's how we found a broad hint that the next version of the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid will have a continuous all-electric range of at least 10 miles. Remember that the current car, which the EPA rates at 11 miles of electric range, only offers 6 miles of continuous electric range. That's because the output of its electric drive motor is low enough that it has to switch on its engine at one point during the test cycle, even though the battery pack has not yet been depleted, to maintain the...
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Ford Outsells Toyota In Plug-In Hybrids For First Time (Volt Too)
Ford plug-in hybrids may be shifting the sales balance away from battery-electric cars.
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Forget Red Ferraris; It's Green Cars Men Should Drive To Attract Women
A British study claims that women find men with green cars more attractive than those with expensive sports cars.
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2014 Toyota Prius Liftback Starts At $24,025, Same As Last Year
The 2014 Toyota Prius Liftback will cost the same as a 2013 model.
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2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Price Cut By $2,000 To $4,600
The 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid is the latest of many plug-in cars to get a price cut.
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2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Gets Facelift--In Japan
The Japanese-market version of the 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid gets a few cosmetic changes and improved spot welds.
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A lot of media discussion these days seems to focus overly on the low sales of plug-in electric cars (this piece from Friday, for instance). That despite the fact that plug-ins are selling faster than hybrid vehicles did at the same phase of their launch. But automotive history may provide another piece of context for looking at how plug-ins are doing these days. Very first Prius It's the inevitable comparison between the 2013 Nissan Leaf and the 2001 Toyota Prius, that maker's very first hybrid model sold in the U.S. The Prius was actually launched in 1997, but it was sold only in Japan...
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2016 Toyota Prius: Next Hybrid Aims For 55 MPG, More Room, Better Handling
Toyota today released a few more nuggets of information about the next, all-new generation of its Prius hybrid car. The all-new Prius, to be released in 2015, is likely to continue each generation's 10-percent improvement on the fuel economy of its predecessor. With the current Prius Liftback rated...
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Wait, Tesla Owners And Fans Don't Care So Much About Green?
It's dangerous to assume, as the saying goes. And a lot of assumptions about why people buy electric cars are wrong--including that they only do so because they're "green," meaning to help the environment. Now a new attitudinal survey shows this isn't much true for Tesla owners and fans. A study by...
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How We Became An All-Plug-In Electric Car Household
Since November 2006, our family has always owned at least one plug-in car and one powered by gasoline. For almost two years, our fleet has been a Nissan Leaf electric hatchback, and a used 2008 Toyota Prius. After two years and nearly 42,000 miles of driving the Leaf, however, our once high-tech...
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Toyota Prius Vs. Ford C-Max Hybrid: Pros And Cons
For several years, Toyota had the hybrid market pretty much sewn up with its Prius. Okay, so it never reached the heady economy highs of the original Honda Insight, but it was far more practical and electric running made it the hybrid of choice in city driving. That's until the Ford C-Max Hybrid...
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Toyota Prius Plug-In To Be Driven By 'Eco-Savvy Influencers' In MPG Challenge
In May, we told you about the first round of Toyota's Prius Plug-In MPG Challenge. If you missed it and don't feel like clicking through to read the magnificently written article, here are the high points: Toyota loaned 2013 Prius Plug-Ins to a handful of nonprofits for 30 days. The nonprofits used...
Richard Read
