2013 Hyundai i30 plug-in hybrid to undercut price of Toyota Prius Plug-in
October 10, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hyundai, Toyota
Korean automaker Hyundai is getting ready to take direct aim at the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid with its scheduled-to-launch-in-2013 Hyundai i30 gas-electric with a plug, according to a report from German news outlet Auto Motor und Sport.
Word is Hyundai’s first-ever mass-produced plug-in hybrid – to be based on the [...]
CNN says Chevrolet Volt tech is “obsolete” compared to Toyota Prius Plug-in
June 30, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Toyota
Plug-in Prius Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Volt fans like to point out that Chevy’s plug-in hybrid can go 25 to 50 miles without using a drop of gas. Then, the Volt shifts seamlessly into its “range-extending” mode. Not everyone is impressed by this. CNN Money recently had [...]
Toyota Prius V plug-in hybrid in the works?
June 28, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota
2012 Toyota Prius V – Click above for high-res image gallery
Given that Toyota will launch the Prius Plug-in in spring of 2012 and that the Prius V is basically a roomier version of the standard Prius, it seems like a no-brainer for Toyota to eventually equip the V with plug-in components, [...]
Video: Whole Foods Parking Lot gets cruised by silent Toyota Prius
June 16, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Green Culture, Hybrid, Toyota
Whole Foods Parking Lot – Click above to watch video after the jump
Turns out, you can spin the whole “cashed up greenie” bit into a few minutes of enjoyable parody rap. Don’t believe us? Check out “Whole Foods Parking Lot,” the first project from the Fog and Smog collaborative, which [...]
Toyota recalls 52,000 Prius hybrids for steering defect
Filed under: Hybrid, Japan, Recalls, Toyota
Toyota is recalling 106,000 Prius models built between 2001 and 2003. A total of 52,000 of those units were sold in the States.
Toyota says that if the steering wheel is strongly turned to the full lock position over and over again, the electric power steering pinion shaft nuts may become [...]
Toyota upping Prius production; 36,000 units headed to U.S. this summer
May 20, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota
2011 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
U.S. sales of the Toyota Prius slipped from 18,605 in March of 2011 to 12,477 in April, a decline that’s largely attributed to a shortage in supply related to the quake and tsunami that rattled Japan on March 11. However, by late March, [...]
Toyota Prius Alpha launches in Japan; delivery delays expected
May 13, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Japan
Toyota has officially launched the Prius Alpha in Japan. Derived from the third-generation Prius hybrid, the Alpha offers seating for up to seven and is Toyota’s first mass-produced hybrid with an available lithium-ion battery pack. Concurrent with the launch, Toyota announced that delays in delivering the Prius Alpha, due to the [...]
GM: 90% of Chevy Volt customers are new to GM, most trading in a Prius
April 25, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Toyota, EDTA Conference
2011 Chevy Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
General Motors says customers love their new Chevy Volts – and the number one vehicle they are leaving behind is the Toyota Prius. Quoting some interesting statistics from an early GM Volt Customer Satisfaction survey, GM’s marketing manager [...]
Geneva 2011: Toyota Prius+ sips fuel with room for seven
March 1, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Geneva Motor Show
2012 Toyota Prius+ – Click above for high-res image gallery
As the second size extension of the Toyota Prius family tree, the 2012 Prius+ adds a healthy dose of roominess to the well-known fuel-sipping hybrid equation, and it’s making its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. There’s seating [...]
Toyota: Prius emissions less harmful than a sheep’s, um, emissions
January 4, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Etc., Hybrid, Toyota
Toyota Prius versus a sheep – Click above to enlarge
The flatus of the Toyota Prius is less harmful than the flatus of a sheep. Who knew? Apparently, Toyota’s Israeli arm, that’s who.
As you can see from the advertisement above, the methane gas produced by livestock can indeed be worse for the [...]
