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Could Chevy Volt Plug-In Displace Prius Hybrid On Red Carpets?

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It all started with Leonardo DiCaprio, who showed up at the foot of the red carpet in his very own Toyota Prius.

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Greenest and least green cars in the UK revealed

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At the other end of the scale, the Toyota Prius lost its crown as the country’s most environmentally friendly car to the Honda Insight which was named as the Green Car of the Year 2009. Least green car overall : Dodge SRT-10 (488g/km). Off road - worst: Cadillac Escalade 6.2 IMA ES (101g/km). V8 (383g/km).

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

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The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. With new green concepts and production vehicles from at least a dozen manufacturers, consumers have a greater selection of low-emission, high-mileage vehicles to choose from than ever before. Toyota Prius Hybrid.

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The plug-in Prius is a separate model from the all new 2010 Prius Hybrid. The fleet models will be part of a test bed for Toyota and future development of the plug-in Prius may at some point lead to a consumer model. The plug-in Prius is expected to launch sometime in 2010.

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Drop 31.2% in January; 2.3% New Vehicle Market Share

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The Prius posted 8,121 units in January, a 28.6% GM reported a total of 923 hybrid sales in January, including: 599 2-mode full-size SUVs (Tahoe, 299; Yukon, 168; Escalade, 132), presenting 8.0% 153 VUE Green Line hybrids, representing 5.3% Year-on-year sales of passenger cars dropped 36.3% to 341,113 units. Earlier post.)

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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In advance of the market introduction of the new 2010 Prius, Toyota Prius sales dropped 61.5% General Motors sold 1,534 hybrids in April, comprising: 523 units of the two-mode SUVs (Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade), representing 4.5% in April to 8,385 units from 21,757. Other results: Sales of the Camry Hybrid were down 67.1%

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 21% in November; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.7%

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Prius sold 9,617 units, up 11% from the year before. Sales of the two-mode tahoe/Yukon/Escalade were down 36% to 489 units, representing 4.7% Toyota posted 14,473 hybrids in November 2009, up 16.3% from November 2008. Total light-duty vehicle sales were up 2.6% to 133,700 units. Click to enlarge. of all Camry models sold.

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