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FIRST-EVER plug-in prius! Really?

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A story on Toyota's announcement that an ordering system for the plug-in prius will be coming later this year prompted me to check out the site. THE FIRST-EVER prius plug-in hybrid," it says. Ask any of the hundreds of individuals and fleets driving around in prius converted to have plug-in capability. That they got right.

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On Prius

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Check out the blog Stuff White People Like on the Prius. One car that defines all that they love: the Toyota Prius. The Prius might be the most perfect white product ever. Tags: plug-in prius zev mandate Bob Lutz lexus power of h. I'll get to them. But for now, enjoy a pointed chuckle.

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Prius drops to 48mpg; How will 2008 Prius get 80mpg? Plug-in hybrid?

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Toyota's Prius, the best-known and best-selling gas-electric car in the United States, drops from a 60 mpg rating under the current system to 48 miles per gallon in the city under the 2008 testing procedure -- a 20 percent decline Its highway mileage rating falls about 12 percent, to 45 mpg. Tags: mpg toyota prius plug-in hybrid.

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Filling up a Prius vs. Plugging In a RAV4 EV

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Prius: > $6 per 100 miles RAV4 EV: 0 - $2.50 per 100 miles Prius: Fill up at multi-national corporate outpost RAV4 EV: Fill up at home with solar electricity or cheap, abundant, night-time power Prius: Hang around toxic fumes while filling up RAV4 EV: Margaritas all around Hat tip to Darell at evnut.com.

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Toyota's Plug-in Prius: Out of the Pod, Into the Podcast

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Toyota's plug-in Prius comes out of the closet. Tags: plug-in prius plug-in hybrid. No translation needed. Take a look.

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Automakers continue to face challenges caused by quake

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Worries about Prius supply has already increased the average price by the consumer by $1,800. Nissan may have to ship engines from Tennessee to Japan. Honda is extending the shut down at its shuttered plants. GM and Nissan production in the US is being disrupted by lack of Japanese parts. Source: NYTimes ].

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Toyota spokesman on PHEVs at EVS

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Asked by the reporter when the plug-in Prius on display will be available in Norway, he replies: "This is the first demonstration program. Tags: plug-in prius plug-in hybrid electricaid norstart evs24. You can smell the PHEV procrastination. will start much bigger scale demonstration. Source: Electricaid/Norstart ].

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