Prius

Yet, in places like Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, DC, every other car seems to be a Toyota Prius.

It had the entire American spectrum covered: the best truck, the best sedan, and, with the Prius, the best hybrid.

And in a slightly worrying sign, Prius sales have turned lower each month on a year-earlier basis since September, when grants expired.

Toyota spokesman Mike Michels said the automaker was moving towards announcing a remedy for the Prius brake glitch.

Many motorists chuckle smugly after giving their cars a little extra gas to leave a Toyota Prius or some other in the dust.

Although a decision has yet to be made, shifting Prius production to the NUMMI plant could be one of the plant's top prospects.

The Prius was the former king of the entry-level hybrid segment, but Honda has stolen that crown with its new Insight.

He used only 39% of the gasoline he would have used in a standard Prius, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by nearly two-thirds.

Displayed brightly on the back of a Prius, it suggests that your responsibilities begin and end with your own behavior.

Does anyone know where I can get a good deal on a Prius. With me being a pro photographer now I think its fitting.

As a bumper sticker on a Prius parked outside Maine's Department of Labour noted, 61% of Maine did not vote for their governor.

Toyota said on Tuesday it had no plans for any new Prius recalls related to this problem.

But sales of its flagship Prius model were slow to catch up to the car's enormous development cost.

According to AutoInsight, Toyota has increased production of the Prius since 1999 by an average of 50 percent a year.

The motorist's story was corroborated by a highway patrol officer who caught up with the Prius and helped bring it to a stop on Monday .

For a decade now, the image of Leonardo DiCaprio cruising in his hybrid Toyota Prius has defined the gold standard for environmentalism.

It has since built a reputation for technological leadership as well, most notably with the Prius and other hybrid cars.

So even as Toyota emphasises the green credentials of its Prius hybrid car, it is attacking the Silverado, one of GM's biggest money-makers.

The Toyota Prius website brings a bright and emotional way of showing all the advantages and benefits of a new Prius.

Hybrid vehicles like the Toyota Prius or the Chevrolet Volt have to rely on their petrol engines and gear boxes for extra zip.

Instead, Toyota, a Japanese company, has made itself the market leader, with its fuel-sipping petrol-electric hybrid, the Prius.

The HS 250h is, in essence, a Lexus version of the Toyota Prius, but with a more sedate exterior design.

Hybrid vehicles like the Toyota Prius or the Chevrolet Volt have to use their petrol engines to get extra zip.

I have a 2005 Prius. I have had no problems with the brakes , the gas pedal, or any other part. It 's a great car .

One of the vehicles in the floor mat recall was the Prius, the world's top selling hybrid.

Toyota, which has sold more than 3. 4 million hybrids worldwide so far, is targeting Prius plug-in sales of 60, 000 a year globally.

Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corp. was enjoying surge in popularity thanks to its gasoline-electric Prius hybrid.

The day I meet Sonja Lyubomirsky, she keeps getting calls from her Toyota Prius dealer.

Toyota has still not decided when it will begin production of the Prius at its Tupelo, Mississippi, plant in the United States.

Personal stance: Tries to eat vegetarian twice a week, cycles, drives a Prius.

But the popularity of hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius is helping to increase interest in hybrid trains.

you'll be getting at least double whatever you would have gotten on a regular Prius.

The Prius was an important step forward, but how often are people in the market for a new car?

The Volt is a gas-electric hybrid, but unlike the Prius, the gas is not used to drive the power train.

Mr. Sandalow said he bought his plug-in Prius in summer 2008 and got about 80 miles a gallon on his 5-mile trip to work and on errands.

But with a lighter hybrid, like a Toyota Prius sedan, this could be further reduced to 5 tons.

And the Japanese giant was back this year with its all-new Prius, "brand within a brand. "

Plug-in versions of Toyota's Prius hybrid will allow that ground-breaking vehicle to be charged from a mains socket.

For the most part, Toyota is still building upon the basic Prius concept.

I've been driving different models of Prius since 2005 and experienced no problems of any kind.

Prius makes a promise to an ideal. Driving a Prius makes your life consistent with that same.

CORRESPONDENT Toyota is shifting gears in its eco-friendly push, putting its hybrid Prius sedan on the mass marketing highway.

The car will be sold as the 'Prius c' abroad and will be introduced in 50 countries, including the U. S. , following its Japan rollout.

Toyota said its Corolla compact and Prius hybrid accounted for 40% of its vehicles sold through the incentives.

'The Prius is a huge issue for us, ' he said.

It would be physically possible to manufacture the Prius.

Japanese consumers have taken to the Prius, despite a languishing auto market overall, thanks to government-backed subsidies.

Providing adequate cooling for the Toyota Prius's permanent-magnet motor adds significantly to the vehicle's weight.

The Prius powerplant is the first in the Toyota line to have the accessory drive belts eliminated entirely.

Plug-in hybrids store electric energy from the power grid to run more often in all-electric mode than a Toyota Prius.

Toyota will also display a plug-in version of its third-generation Prius gasoline-electric hybrid.

If true, the Prius would be the first vehicle to include the technology commercially.

The Prius cars assembled since then all carry the modified version of the software in their braking systems.

The technological tour-de-force that is the Prius continues to impress with high mileage claims that seem out of this world.

Also last week, Elektromotive supported the launch of Toyota's three-year leasing program for the all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid.

Toyota likewise had to tackle early perceptions that the Prius had less power than non-hybrid cars.

Moreover, the Prius can be recharged in three hours on regular household current.

The Prius weighs more heavily on the environment but performs consistently under nearly all conditions and cost less.

This new version of the Prius Hybrid was shown being charged by demonstration Elektrobay units.

The maker will now share the Prius name on a variety of hybrid models rather than just one product.

Officials said that, in contrast to the sudden acceleration problem, the Prius brake problem won't require a halt in production.

It also expects the new Prius c compact hybrid to help lift sales.

Toyota did this by redesigning the Prius to meet performance and style preferences of consumers.

Independent tests on Prius cars have shown that they could travel no more than a paltry 15 kilometres a day on solar power alone.

The Prius I may do duty as Toyota's Honda Insight fighter, despite the cars slightly larger size and better fuel efficiency.

Green cars such as the Prius Plug-in are expected to take center stage at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opens to the public this weekend.

Toyota is preparing to launch an updated and improved Prius later this year and therefore won't increase production of the 2008 model.

Many of the brake problems with the Prius were in cold conditions, around bumpy roads.

That's accompanied by links to Toyota. com and a Web site about the new Prius.

To give just one example, every Toyota Prius has over 25 pounds of lanthanum in its nickel-metal hydride battery.

Over the past decade, Toyota has sold more than a million Prius gas-electric hybrid cars worldwide.

And now that Toyota has admitted it knew about flaws in the braking system of the Prius, the water torture continues.

Rising gas prices and a better economy had driven up sales of the Prius.

Toyota (TM) faces a similar problem with the Prius, whose sales have spurted as gas prices have risen.

A snag also emerged with the braking system on its bestselling Prius model.

Size-wise, it slots in against the Toyota Corolla - slightly larger than the Prius and Honda Insight.

Prius drivers told dealers the brakes were failing or working insufficiently.

All three drivers of our 2010 Prius have repeatedly experienced braking problems.

In May 2006, CalCars founder Felix Kramer happily reported on a typical day driving his converted plug-in Toyota Prius.

Also similar to the Prius, it can be had with a solar roof that powers a cabin ventilation fan.

Prius is a critical model driving sales for Toyota and questions about its braking system and other safety defects linger.

Toyota has begun production on a Prius Hearse which they say will be better for the environment than the traditional gas-powered hearse.

The Matrix offers more cargo capacity than the Prius, for a lower price.

The Honda Civic Hybrid and the Toyota Prius Hybrid head a list of the most eco-friendly vehicles.

Toyota has over 20, 000 pre-orders for the Prius already, but this figure is expected to rise as the car nears its scheduled rollout date.

Toyota picked nickel-metal-hydride batteries for the new hybrid petrol-electric car it launched in 1997, the Prius.

GM will make hybrids visually distinct from their petrol-only counterparts, the approach Toyota took with its Prius.

Toyota has said that Prius brakes were sometimes slow to respond when drivers kept lightly pressing them.

Toyota has sold more than 3. 4 million hybrids worldwide so far, including models other than the Prius.

By comparison, a Toyota Prius saves about 240 gallons of gas over a conventional Camry.

Prius sales have been hit hard by that combination of factors.

The ratings agency also noted new concerns about the braking systems on Toyota Prius vehicles.

Meanwhile, manufacturers hope to jump on the global green trend set by Toyota's Prius.

Twelve years ago, the Toyota Prius broke new ground as the first mass-market hybrid car.

Similarly, Toyota has announced that it will build and sell in China the current generation of the Prius gasoline-electric hybrid.

A decade ago the Toyota Prius took hybrid cars into the mainstream.

But it took Toyota 13 years to convince customers that the Prius principle is the technology of the future.

The goal of the Prius is to use less gasoline.

The Prius is Japan's top-selling car. Brian Thomas, The Associated Press.

The patrolman pulled his car in front of the Prius as a precaution.

Toyota is expected to be the hit the most because the Prius and other hybrids enjoyed the biggest perks.

In the nation that gave the world the Honda Accord and Toyota Prius, cars are losing their appeal.

The Prius, however, is considered not fancy enough for China's rich.

Today, you can rent a 2010 Prius at Los Angeles International Airport as easily as renting a Chevy Malibu.

The US media have reported that about 100 Prius owners had contacted American authorities about the problem.

The price of a Prius Plug-In hasn't been announced.

One of which is a Prius plug-in hybrid, which, unlike an electric car, doesn't require a special charging station.

Toyota also started selling its electric-hybrid Prius in 1997, a decade before GM sold theirs.

The sharpest rises will apply to petrol-electric hybrids, including the Prius, which are in demand because of surging fuel costs.

Toyota this week showcased a smaller, cheaper version of the Prius called the FT-CH concept.

That's one reason why the Prius outsells all other hybrid models.

Now American officials are investigating the brake system on the 2010 Prius.

Within four years they had their first Prius on the road.

The Prius hybrid, once highly ranked, fell to 'average' because of brake problems that led to a big recall.

Prius and Lexus hybrids are now being recalled for brake problems in 2010 models.

Adam, I don't. I think he wants to fuck her in his Prius.

I own a 2006 Prius hybrid , and the accelerator sometimes sticks momentarily .

Smith says the Prius has become a status symbol for people who want to show support for the environment.

Electric cars require much larger motors, with more rare earth metals, than hybrids such as the Prius.

Toyota has something similar in the recently revealed 2010 Prius.

The average transaction price for a Prius is $26, 000.

The car is the mild-mannered Toyota Prius, a so-called Hybrid.

Fisher, the senior automotive engineer for Consumer Reports, recently tested a 2001 Prius that had 210, 000 miles on it.

Toyota's Prius hybrid car is not only green; it is also instantly recognisable as such.

Of those, 199, 666 are the Prius, Japan's top-selling car in 2009 and the world's most popular hybrid model.

Last year Toyota sold more than 180, 000 of its hybrid Prius, and the company is reportedly working on a PHEV version of the car.

Toyota's Prius hybrid stole a march on the car industry.

We have to carefully examine the new Prius to know whether it is necessary for us to take certain measures.

Hybrid vehicles, such as Toyota's top-selling Prius, switch between a petrol engine and electric motor.

For example, Toyota is still building another family of its hybrid car the Prius, set to hit the market between summer of 2011 and 2012.

I own a 2010 Toyota Prius and experienced the same issues.

The Prius Plug-in can go about 13 miles on battery-power alone.

Of course, the plug-in Prius might not get the 150 mpg rating.

The Prius II-V trims will likely span the range between $22, 995 and $34, 995 if our crystal balls are calibrated correctly.

That's a tiny amount compared to even the Toyota Prius, which alone sold almost 160, 000 copies in 2008.

There is more to being green than driving a Prius and buying local produce.

The first-generation Prius was rated 41 EPA mpg, and the second-generation model pushed that figure to 46 mpg.

Toyota expects to sell 400, 000 hybrids this year, and the Prius itself now has a waiting list of 18 months.

more than 400, 000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles to fix brake problems.

The Prius and other hybrids can also run on battery power alone at low speeds over short distances, such as in stop-start traffic.

The Prius Plug-in has an estimated electric vehicle cruise range per charge of 26. 4 kilometers (16 miles), according to Toyota.

Green Cab's 20 Prius taxicabs in Madison get an average of 50 miles per gallon of gasoline (21. 3 kilometers per liter).

Comparing the performance of self-charging hybrids like the Toyota Prius and the Ford Fusion is easy.

While Prius sales soared 69 per cent last year, demand for the Explorer was less than a third of its 2000 peak.

Still, Honda has a long way to go to catch up with the popularity of Toyota's Prius hybrid.

I have been driving my Prius since 2006.

The popular Toyota Prius, for example, is not yet manufactured in the United States.

The $23, 050 Toyota Prius.

The latest delay means that the Prius will continue to be produced exclusively in Japan.

For example, should I blame "market conditions" for why I currently can't sell my Toyota Prius for $20k?

The Prius sold 208876 units in 2009, a 285. 7% increase on sales over 2008.

For every 50 mpg 2010 Prius that Toyota sells, they can sell one fuel guzzling 16 mpg Tundra.

Each electric Prius motor requires 1 kilogram (2. 2 lb) of neodymium, and each battery uses 10 to 15 kg (22-33 lb) of lanthanum.

Toyota launched the Prius in the Chinese market two years ago, but last year sold fewer than 500.

This year, the Fit has been consistently the second most-sold vehicle in Japan, trailing only Toyota Motor Corp. 's champion Prius.

Toyota, for example, has led the world in developing hybrid cars, such as the Prius.

Toyota's new Prius gas-electric hybrid has been the top-selling model in Japan, the first time a hybrid has clinched that spot.

For example, the Prius model and its key components the company is looking to produce in China are already more than two years old.

Demand has also been boosted in Japan for its Prius hybrid, which is tax free because of a government stimulus measure.

First launched in Japan in 1997 before going worldwide in 2001, more than 1m Prius hybrids have been sold.

Mr Dunne pointed out that only 899 Prius hybrid cars were sold in China last year.

A driver of a Focus may or may not be driving a hybrid but there is no such doubt about a Prius driver

He points out that only 899 Prius hybrid cars were sold in China last year.

Toyota, for example, produces in Japan the bulk of its Prius hybrid cars and Lexus luxury range.

The Prius is made only in Japan.

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