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Tokyo Preview: Toyota FT-EV II brings the tiny to T-town 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Perhaps Toyota has discovered that people are shrinking. The company's latest all-electric concept, the FT-EV II, will make its world premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. What's amazing about the FT-EV II is that it is "more compact than ultra-compact "iQ", but still with seating ...

Without Cash for Clunkers in September, Prius sales hold steady 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Without the government-assisted sales boost of Cash for Clunkers, auto sales overall were down in September, but it wasn't as bad as all that. For the world's most iconic hybrid – the Toyota Prius – September sales went from 10,873 in 2008 to 10,984 in 2009, a change of -3.0 percent ...

Toyota Sai to be brand's second dedicated hybrid, goes on sale Oct. 20 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Even though there have been plenty of reports that Toyota would apply the Prius name to other hybrids in its lineup, thereby creating a Prius sub-brand, the upcoming second dedicated hybrid from the Japanese automaker bearing the Toyota name will be simply named the Toyota Sai. The Sai goes on ...

Attention 2004-2009 Prius owners: Remove your floor mats 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

As part of the 3.8 million vehicle recall that was recently announced, Toyota and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration are advising owners of all 2004 to 2009 Prius hybrids to remove their driver's side floor mat immediately and not replace it with another brand until further ...

Toyota Prius gets tuned - on the outside - by Tommi Kaira 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Without actually, you know, tuning anything on the powertrain of the 2010 Toyota Prius, Japanese tuning company Tommi Kaira has unveiled its version of the third-generation iconic hybrid. The efficient sleekness of the original front end has been replaced by a new front lip spoiler and air ...

Toyota announces $400 price increase on 2010 Prius 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

There's no doubt about it, the redesigned 2010 Toyota Prius has turned into a smash hit. Both in America and in Toyota's home market of Japan, the third-generation Prius is defying the industry trend of falling sales and is actually proving hard to find with certain desirable options. It's also ...

Toyota readies a HS250h version for the Japanese market 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

2009 Lexus HS 250h - Click above for high-res image gallery According to Japanese site Corism, Toyota is preparing a rebadged version of the Lexus HS 250h for its home market. The model, called the Toyota SAI, should slot nicely between the Prius and the Crown hybrid. The main difference ...

GM and Toyota agree: gas, battery prices defining parameters for plug-in acceptance 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

GM has not been secretive about how important gas prices in late 2010 will be on the price of the Chevy Volt. During a webchat this week, GM vice chairman Bob Lutz said again that higher gas prices are needed for the Volt to become "generalized." Specifically, he said: The Volt technology is ...

REPORT: Toyota looking to apply Prius name to other hybrid vehicles, but not as a sub-brand 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Not long ago, we wondered just how steep the hill of customer acceptance is for a new technology like the Volt is. The question was how well the Chevy Volt and the Voltec powertrain could compete with the established Prius brand? Toyota, for its part, apparently thinks it's worth spreading the Prius ...

Frankfurt 2009: Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept needs a shorter name 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

And now for your viewing pleasure, we bring you these live shots of the Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept (seriously, could Toyota have come up with a longer name?). Technically, the vehicle shown in our image gallery below is listed as a concept car, but every indication is that it's not all ...



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