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Toyota recalling about 701,000 Gen 3 Prius vehicles in US over software issue in inverter assembly

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is advising the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of plans to conduct voluntary safety recalls of approximately 701,000 Model Year 2010-2014 Prius vehicles to update the motor/generator control ECU and hybrid control ECU software. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., This is part of a global recall for the issue.

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2013 Toyota Prius and Prius Plug-In Hybrid

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The 2013 Toyota Prius liftback is the latest edition of the quintessential hybrid-electric car.

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OpinionAn open letter to Ford from a customer

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I thought my 2013 C-MAX would be a Prius Killer? For the record, during the last three years I have leased both a 2010 Prius and 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid, and consider myself an experienced hyper-miler. My mileage in the Prius is 50-plus, the Insight is 40-plus. As a returning Ford buyer I feel deceived.

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Chevrolet Volt owners surpass half a billion electric miles; 63% of overall driving in EV mode

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Chevrolet Volt owners have accumulated more than half a billion all-electric miles since the vehicle’s launch in 2010. The Toyota Prius is the most frequently traded-in vehicle for a Volt. The Volt continues to attract new buyers to Chevrolet with 69% of Volt buyers new to GM.

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Honda to end production of the Insight hybrid, commits to the expansion of hybrid offerings in the US

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The Insight, introduced in 2009, had posted steadily decreasing sales, from a high of 20,962 units in 2010 down to 4,802 units in 2013. Honda and Toyota were both early entrants into the hybrid market in the US: Honda with the first-generation Insight in March 2009, followed by Toyota with the first-generation Prius.

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2013 Toyota Prius Plug-in Challenge Raises Funds For Philanthropy

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When it comes to social media marketing, Ford showed the auto world how it''s done back in 2010. The company''s Fiesta Movement recruited perky, camera-ready cool kids to talk about the Fiesta through blog posts, photos, and videos.

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Lux Research: Panasonic battery division back to profitability and expanding due to Tesla Model S

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In Q2 2013, Panasonic’s battery division made about $40 million in profits, a turnaround from one year before, when it lost $20 million in Q2 2012. This breakthrough has been four years in the making and involved Panasonic investing $30 million in Tesla in 2010.

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