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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

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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Maritz study finds growing but still low US consumer awareness about alternative fuel technologies; knowledge gap and confusion a sales challenge for OEMs

Green Car Congress

Results of a survey released by Maritz Research demonstrates that while US consumer awareness about alternative fuel vehicles continues to grow, only about one in five consumers state they are “very familiar” with any alternative-fuel technologies.

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Feature: Are Eco-Friendly Cars Expensive to Own?

Clean Fleet Report

They found that hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles (especially electric cars) easily saved their owners money when looking at the purchase price, fuel costs and regular maintenance. Moreover, electric cars use regenerative braking that reduces wear and tear compared to traditional brakes.

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2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In: Quick Drive Report

Green Car Reports

In the spectrum of alternative fuel vehicles, there's something on sale to suit almost every taste. The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In sits virtually in the center of these choices, with range-extended electric cars.

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Hybrids are a ‘long bridge’ to alternative fuel cars, says Toyota chairman

Green Cars News

Hybrids are more than a short term bridge to other alternative fuel vehicles, according to the Toyota’s chairman, Takeshi Uchiyamada. Speaking in Washington at the Economic Club, Uchiyamada, who headed the development of the firm’s first hybrid, the Prius, called on the US to drive sales of [.].

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Report: Toyota To Build Subaru Three-Row EV in Kentucky

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Toyota has recently accelerated its EV development efforts but remains committed to a range of electrified vehicles, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and alternative fuels. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by & subscribing to our& newsletter.

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Decades Of Promises: 'Dude, Where's My Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car?'

Green Car Reports

Designing, engineering, testing, producing, and selling cars run by anything other than gasoline engines is hard, expensive, and challenging. Carmakers routinely lose money on the first generation of new technologies--Toyota, for example, with its first-generation Prius hybrid.