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Solar Toyota Prius, Tesla court case, the cost of clean energy: Today's Car News

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Toyota tests a solar-powered Prius in Japan. And General Motors cleans up not just its cars, but its factories and tires. Hybrids aren't just for cars and trains anymore. All this and more on Green Car Reports. In Japan, Toyota. The Connecticut Supreme Court will decide the future of Tesla stores.

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Worldwide Prius Cumulative Sales Top 2M Mark; Toyota Reportedly Plans Two New Prius Variants for the US By End of 2012

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Annual worldwide sales of the Prius to September 2010. Worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius have passed the 2-million mark, with approximately 2,012,000 units sold as of the end of September, according to Toyota. Currently, the Prius is sold in more than 70 countries and regions. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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

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Sales of new vehicles in Japan climbed 12.9% sales volume increase in July thanks in part to the hot-selling Prius hybrid. in July to 486,606 units, boosted by the government subsidy for environmentally friendly autos. The subsidies expire at the end of September. Toyota Motor Corp. enjoyed a 19.1% Honda Motor Co. s sales volume 25.3%.

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VW Electric Plans, Few Prius Details, Green-Car Deals: Today's Car News

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We got some more details--well, a few, anyway--on the new Toyota Prius, and Volkswagen announced a possibly seismic shift in its future technology direction. All this and more on Green Car Reports. At an event in Japan early this morning, we got a few more details on the 2016 Toyota Prius. Plus, we've got deals!

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Take One Toyota Prius, Make Less Aerodynamic, Sleep In It

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Japan produces a huge number of incredibly talented cars. You'll be well used to many of them on Green Car Reports, as cars like Toyota's Prius and Nissan's Leaf are regulars on these pages. You know the kind - cars that could originate from nowhere but Japan. What do you get if you.

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Coal Battles, Prius Plug-In Facelift, Complex CAFE Math: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports, we explain how the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid drives its wheels without a transmission, car makers exceed the government''s low CAFE expectations, and the 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid gets a facelift--in Japan. All this and more on Green Car Reports. has to.'

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Ford Edge Hybrid, Toyota Prius C Convertible, Tokyo Motor Show preview:Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: The Toyota Prius C hybrid could get a convertible model in Japan, the Ford Edge could get a hybrid model with its next redesign, and we preview the green cars of the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports. now produces more oil than it imports.

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