Test ride: Prius X Parlee Bike, simple yet complex
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 1, 2011Filed under: Alternative News
The Toyota Prius was not the first hybrid, but it was the first to make a success of it. However, we can say that they have had a hand on the first bike that you can change gears with your…
2011 Hybrid Car Lineup: New Models
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 3, 2011Filed under: Autos
The 2011 Hybrid car lineup looks to be going the same way as last year, with many new models about to hit the market. These vehicles are a little like the tablet PC, just one or two choices before the…
2011 Most Fuel-efficient Cars: What Are They?
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 19, 2011Filed under: Autos
We still struggle to get our heads around how North American drivers have started to embrace fuel-efficient vehicles, and 2011 will be a year when they go a step further than they have done in previous years.
Toyota Prius Generation X: Aggressive Looks Not Performance
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 29, 2010Filed under: Autos
Believe it or not, the Toyota Prius is now ten years old, and is still the best selling hybrid vehicle. The Japanese carmaker will celebrate this by launching a limited edition Prius Generation X; there will only be 1,000 models…
Chevy Volt: More Toyota Prius Than Nissan Leaf
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 11, 2010Filed under: Autos
General Motors has been promoting their Chevy Volt for some time now, but as the car gets closer to launch more details come out. The media has now had a chance to test drive these vehicles, and GM had a…
Google Car: Toyota Prius and AI Software
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 10, 2010Filed under: Autos
We are so used to seeing cars from Google with strange looking cameras on the roof, but there is a Toyota Prius with something totally different on top. The next time you spot this car, then maybe you should take…
Toyota Prius (Alpha) Minivan Spotted: Differences
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: September 29, 2010Filed under: Autos
We cannot be certain if the new Toyota Prius Minivan will be at the Paris Motor Show 2010 or not, but for those who would like to know how things are progressing, then some spy shoots have surfaced. We do…
Recent Toyota Prius crash: Driver error not faulty brakes
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 19, 2010Filed under: Autos
The recent crash involving a Toyota Prius being driven by a woman has been under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and has conclude that it was due to driver error and not faulty brakes as was…
Toyota Prius: Production cut by 10% after global recall
By: Alan Ng | Posted: March 15, 2010Filed under: Autos
It has been reported that Toyota are set to cut production of their once-popular Prius model, by as much as 10%, following the global recall of 450,000 Prius hybrid models due to braking defects.
Runaway Toyota Prius: Original story questioned after failed re-run
By: Alan Ng | Posted: March 15, 2010Filed under: Autos
We have more on the ‘runaway’ Toyota Prius story now, as it has been reported that an official attempt at a re-run of the incident has failed, leading to questions surrounding the truth of the original story.
Latest Toyota Prius Crash: Believed on recall list
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: March 10, 2010Filed under: Autos
There has been a lot of news surrounding Toyota’s Prius, you may well have read our recent post about how Toyota could have to swallow more than 3 billion dollars in lawsuits, or seen the video on how to stop…
Video: Runaway Toyota Prius: How to Stop One
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 10, 2010Filed under: Autos, Video News
There seems to be many mores cases of runaway Toyota Prius vehicles – the most recent being the one that involved the help of the police – see recent post. The driver of the Hybrid had no idea what to…
Runaway Toyota Prius, Accelerator Pedal and Police Officer
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 9, 2010Filed under: Autos
Toyota has been having a hard time of late due to the recent recall problem – things are about to get much worse for the Japanese automaker. We know that the Toyota Prius has been having problems with its accelerator…
Toyota recall does not affect Prius sales
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 4, 2010Filed under: Autos
Toyota has been going through some troubling times of late, but the Japanese automaker hopes with a strong presence at the Geneva Auto Show, customers will try to forget about the current recall issues with a number of their models,…
Toyota Prius UK Recall: 8,500 models to get ABS software upgrade
By: Alan Ng | Posted: February 9, 2010Filed under: Autos
We have more details on the UK-specific recall of Toyota Prius models now, as it has been reported that as many as 8,500 third generation models are due to be recalled and will be given an ABS software upgrade.
