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Green Car Reports 2016 Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2016 Toyota Prius

Green Car Reports

The Toyota Prius hybrid occupies a special niche in automotive history. It's the world's best-known and best-selling hybrid car, and it's the halo vehicle for one of the world's three largest automakers. This year, there's an all-new 2016 Prius, and it's quite a different car from its predecessors across three generations.

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2016 Toyota Mirai First Drive, Green-Car Tax Breaks, BMW i3 REx Road Trip: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

We wrap up the week with a first drive report of the 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car, plus stories on extended green-car tax breaks and a BMW i3 REx electric-car road trip. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2016 Toyota Mirai Photos, 2016 Mazda CX-3 Details, MINI Hardtop 4 Door In LA: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

We''re bringing you the latest green-car news straight from the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, including first pictures of the 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car, details of the 2016 Mazda CX-3 small crossover, and the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Hybrids Vs Electric Cars, 2016 Toyota Mirai Impact, BMW i3 Flexible Mobility Program: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

We''re back from the weekend with a report on the possibility of hybrids being supplanted by battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, confident predictions of the impact of the 2016 Toyota Mirai, and the launch of BMW i3 Flexible Mobility Program. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2016 Toyota Prius Vs 2016 Chevrolet Volt: Video Test

Green Car Reports

They're both green-car leaders--in the public eye and in EPA energy-efficiency ratings. But the new 2016 Toyota Prius and 2016 Chevrolet Volt take very different approaches to delivering that efficiency. The newest Prius is the latest generation of the world's best-known, and best-selling, hybrid car.

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Low Gas Prices Won't Affect Loyal Owners As 2016 Toyota Prius Hybrid Looms

Green Car Reports

In the auto industry, it''s generally assumed that as gas prices drop, so do sales of green cars. Most consumers consider switching to more fuel-efficient, hybrid, or plug-in electric cars because of their anticipated lower fuel costs--but if gas is already inexpensive, the math doesn''t look as good.

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2016 Toyota Mirai, Honda FCV Concept, Tesla Model S Showroom Discounts: Today's Car News

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Lots of hydrogen fuel-cell news today, including confirmation of 2016 Toyota Mirai as the name for the Japanese carmaker''s fuel-cell sedan, and the unveiling of the Honda FCV concept. We''ve also got information on Tesla Model S showroom discounts for outdated models and more, on Green Car Reports.

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