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Dealer markups of hybrids can erase ownership cost advantages

Green Car Reports

Dealer markups on hybrid cars—plug-in or not—are getting steeper, which could cancel out the decrease in ownership costs afforded by their increased fuel efficiency.

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2023 Toyota Prius HEV to arrive in US dealerships in January 2023

Green Car Congress

The all-new 2023 Prius is slated to arrive in US dealerships in January. Toyota unveiled the all-new Prius in Japan in November, with Series Parallel Hybrid (HEV) models to launch in winter this year and Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) models to launch in spring 2023. The 5 th -generation powertrain of the 2023 Prius features a larger 2.0L

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Toyota reduces pricing on 2014 Prius Plug-In in US

Green Car Congress

Toyota has reduced the MSRP on the 2014 Prius Plug-in Hybrid by more than $2,000, making the starting MSRP $29,990 (excluding dealer preparation and handling, DPH). This price repositioning on the base Prius Plug-in Hybrid is not accompanied by any reduction in vehicle content. kWh Li-ion battery pack.

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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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2023-2024 Toyota Prius recall prompts advice to lock doors

Baua Electric

Toyota on Wednesday announced a recall of 2023 and 2024 Prius hybrid and Prius Prime plug-in hybrid models due to a potential fault with the cars’ electronic rear door latches. 2024 Toyota Prius Toyota dealers will replace the rear-door opener switches on both sides with improved ones, free of charge.

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First Timer: 2021 Toyota Prius Prime

Clean Fleet Report

This alphabet soup of letters simply means their car has a plug or runs only on electricity, such as an electric vehicle (EV), or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or produces its own electricity as a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, (FCEV.). In this case we met with Mark and Annette, who purchased a 2021 Toyota Prius Prime.

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Toyota announces priority registration website for Prius Plug-In Hybrid

Green Car Congress

announced the introduction of a new Online Order System that will launch later this year for the all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid. Customers who are interested in being one of the first to own a Prius Plug-in can log on to www.toyota.com/plugin and complete their registration on the site. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc.,

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