Toyota News Articles
Prius C Prices Announced (Plus Video Review)
Yesterday Toyota announced the Prius c hybrid would range from suggested prices of $18,950 to $23,230 for one of its four trim levels. Based on the Yaris platform, the smallest “city” version of the Prius is receiving high praise for its fun potential, frugality, and enough available accessories to endear it to Gen Y buyers [...]5 Million Toyota Hybrids Sold Worldwide
Toyota Motor Corporation announced that it has sold five million hybrid vehicles worldwide. Nearly two million (1,951,243) of those hybrid vehicles have been sold in the United States, under the Toyota and Lexus brands. In Canada, over 77,000 hybrids have been sold to date and Toyota Canada’s products accounted for more than 80 percent of [...]Hybrids, Plug-ins to Emphasize Emergency Power Potential
In the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake, stories began to emerge of hybrid vehicle owners using their cars to power appliances and cook food when power was cut off for hours or even days at a time. Unfortunately, only Toyota’s Estima hybrid van actually comes with a standard electrical outlet. But that’s about to change [...]Iceland’s Hydrogen Powered Hybrids
Iceland has the world’s most ambitious goal for reducing greenhouse gases: It wants to wean itself entirely off petroleum. Until recently, Icelanders believed that using hydrogen as a vehicle fuel would offer an environmentally responsible alternative to petroleum. Last week, HybridCars.com took a drive through Reykjavik in one of 10 hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrids, offered [...]Prius C Beats Volt and Leaf February Sales In First 3 Days
A strong start reported this week for Prius c orders is news, but is it surprising? Toyota says in the first three days since sales began March 12, it sold 1,201 units, eclipsing Nissan Leaf’s 478 units sold and Chevy Volt’s 1.023 units sold in the entire month of February. “A number of factors drive [...]Exclusive: Toyota Explains Its Position on Electric Cars
It appears that every automaker in the world has caught electric car fever, save one: Toyota, the one best known for green cars. While General Motors and Nissan will both introduce plug-in cars next year, and Ford will follow in 2011, Toyota does not plan to bring an all-electric car to market until 2012. Yesterday, [...]Toyota Pushes Going Green In US Hispanic Community
Toyota is partnering with eco-minded Hispanic influencers to share tips on going green. Toyota said its commitment to the environment is a way of life, extending across operations and epitomized by the Toyota Prius Family of vehicles. Hispanics across the country are increasingly becoming environmentally aware, and in an effort to help the Hispanic community [...]Toyota’s Lentz: Unconcerned About Low Gas Prices
When gas prices spiked above $4 last summer, Toyota couldn’t keep up with demand for the gas-electric Prius. When the company begins selling the third-generation 2010 Toyota Prius in a few weeks, the price will be about half the level of last year’s peak. That could make it difficult for Toyota to sell the new [...]Prius V Delivers 42-MPG with SUV-like Space
A week-and-a-half ago, we posted some of the web’s first images of the Prius V, Toyota’s new larger version of the quintessential hybrid vehicle. Last week, we spent a few hours behind the wheel and can summarize the experience with two simple words: Mission Accomplished. The company’s goal in producing a wagon-like version of the [...]A Wave of Anti-Prius Vandalism in Seattle?
Too early to call the incident a pattern. Vandals in Seattle are targeting the Toyota Prius in a “rash of attacks,” according to MyBallard, a local neighborhood website. The website reported that “a number of street-parked Prius windshields were…smashed” over the weekend, including one owner who reported that his Prius’ was vandalized on Friday night. [...]