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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Technology in an All-New Package Toyota is taking the lead suggesting how you should drive a plug-in hybrid. The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially.

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Toyota doubles the electric range in the new version of Prius PHEV with 8.8 kWh pack

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Toyota unveiled the new Prius Prime plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at the 2016 New York International Auto Show. Toyota expects the Prius Prime’s manufacturer-estimated 120 or above MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) to be the highest MPGe rating of any current plug-in hybrid. Toyota also expects the Prius Prime, equipped with an 8.8

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Toyota starts taking orders for soon-to-be-launched Prius PHV plug-in hybrid in Japan; targeting 35,000-40,000 units per year

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Prius PHV S. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has begun taking orders through Toyota dealers around Japan for the Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid). The Prius PHV will be sold by all Toyota, Toyopet, Toyota Corolla and Netz dealers in Japan; the sales target in Japan is 35,000 to 40,000 units per year. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept Uses Same Powertrain as the Prius

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The concept, which previews the production model of the hybrid to be built in the UK beginning in the second half of 2010, uses the same powertrain applied in the current-generation Prius. miles (2 km) at speeds up to 31 mph (50 km/h). Earlier post.). The Auris hybrid will be Toyota’s first full hybrid mainstream model in Europe.

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Consumer Reports road testing finds Ford Fusion and C-MAX hybrids falling far short of EPA ratings

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The largest discrepancy we’ve previously seen was 7 and 6 mpg for the Toyota Prius C subcompact and Prius hatchback, respectively. And the C-Max Hybrid’s 37 mpg is second only to the Prius V’s 41 mpg in its class. For the highway mpg, they twice drove the cars each way on a specific section of a local highway at 65 mph.

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Consumer Reports finds Honda Accord hybrid fuel economy “impressive”, but short of EPA 47 mpg rating

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l/100 km), tying the smaller Honda Civic Hybrid and falling below the top-performing and smaller Toyota Prius hatchback by only 4 mpg. The Accord Hybrid’s 40-mpg performance on Consumer Reports combined city and highway tests make it a class leader for fuel economy among mid-sized sedans. Earlier post.).

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid. If new, improved and better are what make you happy in life, then the all-new 2023 Toyota Prius could be what you are looking for. Until then, this Flash Drive is an introduction to the 2023 Prius. Not the traditional Prius silhouette. The Top-Selling Hybrid Gets a Makeover.

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