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Toyota to test Hybrid Prius plug-in with li-ion packs

As you know Toyota have been planning a next-generation Hybrid Prius, but there have been many delays. The main reason for these delays is all to do with the li-ion batteries, Toyota were Read more

6-door Toyota Prius limo: This is the opposite of what the Hybrid is about

The idea of a Toyota Prius Hybrid is to be fuel efficient, so the news that someone has converted the vehicle into a 6-door limo. If you are a Read more

Spy shot of the next generation 2009 Toyota Prius Hybrid

The next generation Toyota Prius Hybrid was originally due for release in 2008, well it will not be out to sometime in 2009 so to keep you lot happy we have a Read more

Toyota plans solar-powered air conditioning in Prius hybrid

Back in May we reported that the Toyota Prius Hybrid had achieved over one million car sales, this was great news for global warming and today we have heard some more news about Toyota’s efforts in this area.

Toyota are planning to put solar-powered air conditioning in high-end Prius hybrid models, this new feature will show that the Prius is a car that wants to be good for the environment.

The third-generation Toyota Prius will launch in 2009 and Kyocera solar panels will be used to generate between two and five kilowatts of electricity.

While Toyota has not commented officially on this news, it is believed to be a solid rumor.

With oil prices rising we will all have to look towards cars that use less oil and give more kilometers per gallon, this is one reason why the sales of Prius have been increasing.

How have oil prices affected you and will you be looking towards hybrid cars in the near future?

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Toyota and EDF launching plug-in hybrid Prius

When it comes to the environment we all know that hybrid cars are the way forward, well it seems that Toyota and EDF are launching a new and what is to be UK’s first ever plug-in hybrid car today (September 10).

The launch event is happening at Hyde Park, the Toyota Plug-in Prius UK trial will determine the vehicles performance, driver behaviour and expectations and of course what customers will think of the plug-in hybrid.

I believe this new Toyota Plug-in Prius is the way forward, the question is “Will this vehicle be something special or just a flash in a pan product?

Source – Smart Planet

Plug-in Toyota Prius hybrid insight

Back in August Peter reported on a video that showed how to convert a Toyota Prius hybrid in to a Plug-in, the benefit was getting 100 mpg.

Well now it looks like an official plug-in Toyota Prius hybrid might be insight as Toyota Motor Corp Read more

Toyota announces price drop for new standard 2008 Prius Hybrid model

Toyota have just giving us their new pricing for their 2008 car lineup, but something caught my eye and that was a new lower priced Prius. This cheaper model shows that Read more

Silicon Valley Car of Choice: Toyota Prius Hybrid and Global Warming

It seems that the car of choice in Silicon Valley is the one and only Toyota Prius Hybrid , all the people there as we know have massive IQ’s but it Read more

Jennifer Coolidge and Rex Lee auction their Toyota Prius for those living with HIV/AIDS

Many of our favorite stars in Hollywood drive around in a Toyota Prius, and two of these stars are Jennifer Coolidge and Rex Lee. Jennifer is better known as Read more

Toyota Prius Price Increase: paying $400 more for greener environment

Toyota has announced that they are to increase the price of their ever popular Prius by $400 as well as some of their other vehicles; this is so that the Japanese automaker can prop up their profits. This seems a stupid idea, ok I agree that if they need to increase profits increase the price of their cars that run just on gas, but they should keep the price down on the Hybrid Prius so that sales can increase. Toyota should make greener cars more affordable as people do not want to pay over the top to achieve a greener environment.

The price for the Prius hybrid will now cost $22,160 while the hybrid Camry will now set you back $25,650. The Yaris sedan will now cost $13,085 with the hatchback costing $12,210. However it is the price of 2008 FJ Cruiser SUV that has increased the most, the vehicle will now cost $23,730 that’s an increase of $500. Toyota are a very strange company, some American automakers are having trouble shifting some of their cars and as such makers like Chrysler has offered a gas subsidy for those who choose fuel-efficient models, however Toyota are not so bothered about this.

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Do you think that Toyota is correct to increase the price of the Prius?

Video shows how to convert your Toyota Prius hybrid in to a Plug-in and get 100 mpg

Like many of us Ryan Fulcher is not one of those men who worries about carbon neutral or he does not try to change his driving style in order to be a Read more

Toyota Prius Hybrid Car sales hit over 1 million: Surely this eases global warming

The demand for hybrid cars are increasing worldwide and with the Toyota Prius gasoline/hybrid car hitting sales of over I million worldwide this surely has to ease global warming. The Toyota Prius Hybrid is definitely a winner and we can see sales keep on going, Toyota have said the figure of Prius sales so far is 1,028,000 last month when their sales rocked 67 percent amid record gas prices and that also claims that the cars have eased global warming by producing around about 4.5 million tons less C02 when compared with gasoline-powered vehicles in the same class.

Even though Toyota have impressive sales figures it is said that Hybrids are still pretty low at 2.3 percent of the U.S market, we all know that in time people will dump their high guzzling gas motors for hybrids, hybrid sales have in fact at the moment rose 38 percent last year even as overall vehicle sales fell and we know with gas prices rising to very high costs Toyota are indeed having troubles keeping up with demands for the Prius.

Buyers are in fact paying much more for the Toyota Prius because they are hard to get a hold of and are getting much harder to find in showrooms, John Hanson a spokesman for Toyota said “Right now, U.S. customers can get a Prius. Next month or the month after that, it’s tough to say.”

With supplies falling and high demands from customers Toyota has cut incentives and raised prices (Now we knew that was coming) and the Toyota Prius on an average costs $25,274 which has risen $869 from a year ago. It seems that the Prius is in high demand and that is without a doubt because it is an eco-friendly vehicle and we all know that customers are going down the Hybrid road, Toyota has expanded their line to include the Highlander and Camry. Toyota are going to unveil the next generation model of the Prius at the Detroit auto show in January and it will apparently be cleaner, bigger and much more fuel efficient, they are also developing a plug-in version that could be in showrooms by 2010. Oh just so you know they are going down the convertible line as well, but no word on this yet.

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Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell: a green couple who share a Toyota Prius Hybrid

We always get reports of Hollywood stars who own a hybrid vehicle, but we never see them out in these green vehicles much. Well Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell is a couple with a Read more

New Honda Insight: cheapest hybrid car to battle Toyota Prius

Honda has launched the world’s cheapest hybrid car, the Insight. Honda hopes that the cheap price will be enough to win motorists because of the high price of fuel. Honda hopes to sell the new insight between £13,000 and £15,000. This will undercut the Toyota Prius by £3,000.

Honda expects to sell about 200,000 Insights a year around the world; this is a lot more than the 280,000 that they sold over ten years. The new model will be unveiled officially at next month’s Paris motor show.

The five door family hatchback should be able to deliver 60 miles to the gallon. The new Honda Insight will go on sale around the world in the spring and forms part of the four new hybrid cars from Honda.

Source – The Telegraph

Top 5 safest 2007 hybrid vehicles Who came first

We know that buying a Hybrid vehicle you are doing your bit to help save our planet against global warming, but the thing is how safe are these Read more

Toyota boss bets $100 that they will produce the first lithium-ion vehicle

The VP of Toyota has made a $100 bet that they will be the first automaker to produce a lithium-ion vehicle. Toyota has accepted defeat to GM, as they will most likely be the Read more

Confirmed at Last: Toyota’s plans to launch plug-in hybrid by 2010

Back on November 10th, 2007 we spoke about a plug-in Toyota Prius hybrid insight, but at the time a senior Toyota executive declined to give any idea on a possible launch date.

Well now all that has changed as at the Detroit Auto Show, Katsuaki Watanabe confirmed Toyota has plans to launch a plug-in hybrid by 2010 Read more

Toyota to show off a new small car concept at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show

Looks like Toyota are joining the same small car part as both Ford and Volkswagen, as they will show of a small car concept at next month’s Read more

Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles European sales top the 100,000 mark

Toyota Motor Europe has something to celebrate as their Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles top the 100,000 mark in European sales. The vehicles were launched way back in Read more

Ford’s 2009 Fiesta ECOnetic does 65mpg: But US can’t have it

The new Ford Fiesta ECOnetic will do 65 miles to the gallon which is good news for people in Europe but what about stateside? Unfortunately the new Ford Fiesta will not be available in the U.S.

The reason the Fiesta ECOnetic will not be available in the U.S. is because it runs on diesel according to Business Week. Ok, we know that in America Diesel has a bad reputation but nowadays new diesel vehicles have anti-pollution technology that makes them as clean as petrol vehicles, but there is one other snag the current exchange rate would mean the ECOnetic would cost about $25,700 in America, when the Prius will only set you back $24,000 in comparison.

So for the European readers the New Ford Fiesta ECOnetic will go on sale from November.

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