Green Cars News

DECEMBER 5, 2009

The vehicle maintained its top spot in Japan new passenger car sales for the seventh month in a row, posting 26,815 units according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Total passenger car sales for the month were 268,450. per cent of new vehicle sales for the month. .

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Whoever thought the only certainties in life were death and taxes clearly hasn’t paid attention to the sales charts in Japan lately. It is the fifth successive month for Prius to be the number one selling new car in Japan according to official data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. per cent during the previous month.

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Prius Honda Insight Sale Japan 39

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Toyota has had a battery recycling program since 1998 and even offers dealers a $200 bounty to ensure batteries arent just thrown away (described at end of linked document). Honda Insight, Civic and Accord use an entirely different design: the electric motor never runs without the gasoline engine running at the same time.

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