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Frankfurt 2009: 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid can't get any greener

One day children, will be taken to a Museum of Momentous Moments, and there among artist's impressions of the missing link and the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs will be an example of the first Toyota Prius. The placard next to it will declare that it is the car that turned green... green. The standard bearer for all that makes Mother Nature smile has gone to the next level, adding a plug-in version to its bag of sticks and twigs. It isn't here yet, but whenever it does arrive, the Prius-with-an-outlet will also be the first ... Read more →

REPORT: Toyota secretly tested lithium-ion Priuses for three years Sebastian Blanco

Details are scarce, but it turns out that Toyota has been testing Priuses with lithium-ion batteries in them for years. Not many vehicles were involved – Bloomberg says only 126 such Priuses ...

REPORT: Prius sales take off in Japan; Toyota hires 800 new workers Jeremy Korzeniewski

It seems hard to believe that Toyota, the World's Largest Automaker, hasn't had to hired any new contract workers in over a year, but it's apparently true. That unenviable record is about to be ...

Frankfurt Preview: More on Toyota's new lithium-ion Plug-in Prius Sam Abuelsamid

Toyota's new-generation plug-in hybrid Prius will be shown for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, and now we've got some new images and details. As expected, the PHEV Prius will ...

2010 Prius posts 45% sales increase last month over previous year Jeremy Korzeniewski

Toyota is continuing to see impressive sales of its new 2010 Prius hybrid here in the United States. Though not quite as high as last month's 48-percent sales increase over the previous year, ...

Rendered Speculation: Injecting excitement into Toyota with a Prius Coupe 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Rumors of a Prius coupe from Toyota have been floating around for at least a couple of years – to no avail. However, now that new Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda has decreed that Toyota needs some excitement in its lineup, and Honda has announced that the production CR-Z coupe will debut this fall, a ...

Priuses get solar assist on boat into Long Beach harbor [w/VIDEO] 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Considering that a single container ship may emit as much as 50 million cars, even small reductions of fossil fuel energy needed to import vehicles to the U.S. are a good thing. While soome ship ideas use giant kites, Toyota has partnered up with the NYK Line for a new ship called the Auriga ...

REPORT: Toyota will launch series production PHEV Prius in 2012 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to Japan's Nikkei news agency, Toyota has decided to start series production of a plug-in version of the Prius hybrid in 2012. At launch, the automaker plans to build about 20,000-30,000 units a year of the plug-in hybrid. The report indicates that the model will be priced comparably ...

Japanese ratings call Prius world's most efficient car, 89.4 mpg (US)! 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

We already knew the 2010 Toyota Prius would put up some impressive fuel economy numbers but the official Japanese numbers are just insane. On the standard 10-15 test cycle, the new Prius is rated at 89.4 mpg (U.S.) with CO2 emissions of just 61 g/km! While the new Prius is certainly efficient, ...

2010 Prius detail overload: will get 49 mpg highway rating; 100,000 sales predicted for 2009 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

There are reasons that the Toyota Prius is the best-selling hybird car in the world. It's simple to use, gets better mileage than pretty much anything easily available, and you can turn it into a shuttlecraft if you want to. But, all that ease-of-use hides a lot of serious technical work. ...

Prius put on hold in India; too expensive? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

India's not getting Toyota's super-popular hybrid hatchback after all. Apparently, because the car is assembled outside of India's borders, it's subject to a huge 114 percent import duty tax, which makes it pretty difficult to offer the hybrid at an attractive price. Apparently, Honda managed to do ...

Rendered speculation: Toyota Prius ... coupe? 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

Motor Trend has a drawing of what they think a Toyota Prius coupe might look like if one were built. Actually MT seems pretty convinced that this two door version of the hybrid icon will come to fruition as part of a whole line of Prius-badged vehicles. The rationale would be offer something to ...

Toyota creates third-gen Prius mini-site 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

In a little over 61 days, Toyota will unleash the third-generation of its world-beating hybrid, the Prius. We've already grown a bit tired of being teased with shots of Prius bits that are seemingly only interesting to the few super-duper die-hard fans of Toyota's hybrid hatch, but the appearance ...

Prius wins British Technology Award 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota's Prius has been around since 1997 and we've seen its current iteration since 2004. So, four years later, it's sure to have been passed by when it comes to green automotive technology. Right? Maybe not, as the world's most popular hybrid has just won the Greenest Technology of the Year Award ...

Third-gen Prius to be sportier? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Automotive engineers who are currently working on hybrid drivetrains have a bit of a conundrum on their hands. Should they make the most of the battery pack's available power to eke the highest mileage possible or should they configure the electronics to offer the best performance? Generally ...


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