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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. It was time to buy our first car.

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

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The Toyota Prius was once reviled by most enthusiasts and often the butt of jokes, even in pop culture. Prius drivers were stereotyped as left-lane camping, NPR-listening, Green Party-voting smug virtue-signalers. But it was based in one truth – the Prius might save you a lot of gas but man it was no fun to drive.

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Toyota broadly outlines next-generation Prius; developing wireless inductive charging for the plug-in model; bullish on hydrogen

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Toyota’s next-generation Prius will deliver significantly improved fuel economy in a more compact package that is lighter in weight and lower in cost, according to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso. The next Prius will feature improved batteries with higher energy density. —Satoshi Ogiso.

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Tesla buys SolarCity, 200-mile Nissan Leaf, replacing an old Toyota Prius: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, Tesla Motors moves to buy SolarCity, the next-generation Nissan Leaf is slated to get a larger battery pack and 200 miles of range, and options for replacing an old Toyota Prius hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

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The 2010 Prius. Toyota also previewed the vehicle this weekend in Los Angeles via its “Prius Connection” program for select early adopters and enthusiast forum participants, attracting potential buyers from across the US and Canada. The 2010 Prius 1.8L The 2010 Prius features a new 1.8-liter Click to enlarge.

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2016 Toyota Prius, 2016 Chevy Volt Marketing, Nissan & BMW Charging Partnership: Today's Car News

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Today, the 2016 Toyota Prius is the most fuel-efficient car without a plug, as well as one of our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy nominees. Also, General Motors switches up its marketing tactics for the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, and Nissan and BMW partner on DC fast-charging stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Japan Green-Car Subsidy Boosts Vehicle Sales 12.9% In July

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Automakers “are stepping up marketing activity, urging customers who are still driving old vehicles to buy new ones before the subsidies expire,” says an official at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Toyota Motor Corp. sales volume increase in July thanks in part to the hot-selling Prius hybrid. Honda Motor Co. enjoyed a 19.1%

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