The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Toyota Prius was once reviled by most enthusiasts and often the butt of jokes, even in pop culture. Prius drivers were stereotyped as left-lane camping, NPR-listening, Green Party-voting smug virtue-signalers. But it was based in one truth – the Prius might save you a lot of gas but man it was no fun to drive.

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Prius Toyota Fuel Economy Las Vegas 97

Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2009

The Honda Insight may have outsold the Toyota Prius in April, but it still can’t seem to escape the shadow of its more renowned rival. Research from Nielsen has found that since Honda started selling its new hybrid car, 61 per cent of people who held online discussions about it also mentioned the Prius.

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Insight Prius Honda Insight Honda 42

Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Motortrend.com reviewer Kelly Lin: “Toyota’s biggest strength is its hybrid technology, and in our SUV-obsessed market, the RAV4 Hybrid has overtaken the Prius as the best-selling hybrid in the brand’s lineup. The car comes standard with AWD. Demand is intense. One has to wonder why it took them so long to do this!

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Miles PHEV Toyota Range 52

Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) To take one example, batteries.

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Plug-in Plug Prius Highlander 100

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer. The Prius Prime becomes Toyota’s leader with a plug. Toyota’s Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrids are distinguished from the standard Prius and RAV4 and seem to have found a sales niche. Now Languishing; Waiting for Reinforcements. We’ve tested most of those.

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Electric Cars Cars Plug-in Electric 105

Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

From the second year of purchase onwards they will then pay the standard rate. From 2012/13 the scales will be reviewed, while retaining the incentive to purchase the lowest emitting vehicles. Models anticipated for 2011 include a plug-in Toyota Prius and Vauxhall Ampera. Tags: Energy Saving Trust 2009 Budget.

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Sustainable Transportation 2009 Transportation Tax 39

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

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Hybrid i-MiEV 2009 New York 30