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Toyota Prius Popularity, Nissan 'Taxi Of Tomorrow,' 2014 Honda Fit EV Finale: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: The Toyota Prius hybrid is once again California''s most popular car line, production of hte 2014 Honda Fit EV winds down, and we drive Nissan''s New York City "Taxi of Tomorrow." All this and more on Green Car Reports. The most popular car line in.'

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Used Nissan Leafs, Tesla 'Model M,' Toyota Prius Taxi Endurance: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, Consumer Reports says the Nissan Leaf is a good used-car value, renderings of a fake Tesla "Model M" electric motorcycle appear, and a Toyota Prius taxi logs over 600,000 miles in Austria. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Prius taxi service gets Wi-Fi

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Not just green but connected too, pioneering eco-friendly taxi service, greentomatocars has launched free Wi-Fi service in hybrid taxis. After a successful 3 month trial period, the firm is installing Wi-Fi in all of its third generation Prius hybrid cars.

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Nissan Leaf News, Tesla Talks Price For Small Sedan, Next Prius Delayed: The Week In Reverse

Green Car Reports

And have you seen the world''s coolest taxi? It''s the Week In Reverse for Friday, July 4, 2014, right here at Green Car Reports. Electric-car sales results rolled in from June, and the Nissan Leaf continued its reign, on a monthly basis, as the longtime top-selling.' We have lots of news about the Nissan Leaf.

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Frost &: Sullivan: Three Phases for Green Cars in China

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Frost & Sullivan, a global consultancy and market analysis firm, believes that there will three phases for the development of green cars in China: LPG/CNG and hybrids in the short term; electric vehicles in the middle stage; and fuel cell vehicles in the long run. The first hybrid in China, the Toyota Prius, was introduced in 2006.

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Prius fleet cleans up at Bristol Airport

Green Cars News

An airport taxi service operating out of Bristol Airport has added four Toyota Prius to its fleet. Checker Cars believes the addition of the Prius will support its strategy to reduce vehicle emissions at all sites it operates from.

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Hybrid taxi company opens in Scotland

Green Cars News

Now it has been agreed by West Lothian Council that the Toyota Prius can be licensed as a private hire vehicle, West Lothian/Edinburgh based Calder Cabs have become the first company in Scotland to run a fleet of hybrid Toyota Prius. They chose the Prius because it is a hybrid car and has a 1.5-litre

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