You don't need a Toyota Prius hybrid to get good gas mileage.
Ford says fuel economy is now the top purchase consideration for car buyers and that customers are excited about having an alternative to the top-selling Toyota Prius hybrid.
The last car in the timeline is now a 2002 Toyota Prius hybrid, standing in for the latest efforts by the auto industry to answer the call to burn less oil.
Toyota 's ( TM - news - people ) FT-CH concept, smaller than the popular Toyota Prius hybrid, and signaling the Japanese automaker's intention to roll out a full family of Prius hybrid vehicles.
It's clear the Detroit automaker is going after the hybrid juggernaut that is the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid with this one.
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Automaker Toyota, maker of the best-selling hybrid Toyota Prius, earned the number one spot.
For example, the venerable Toyota Prius line of hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars continues to handily beat all comparable comers across the U.S., with combined sales among its four model variations registering 236, 659 units last year, representing a 73.4 percent increase.
It will be interesting to see how The Green Book does with such future cars as the plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius and the Fisker Karma.
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Smart was a green-minded statement car that predated the hybrid Toyota Prius and the electric Chevrolet Volt when it officially launched in 1998 in Europe.
Unlike cars like the Ford Focus Electric and the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid, the Model S follows a similar strategy to BMW's ActiveE when it comes to regenerative braking.
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The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid and the Vauxhall Ampera (which will also be sold - with some modifications - as the Chevrolet Volt) are due to see their first UK deliveries in early 2012.
Those looking to minimize their carbon footprints are able to choose among a growing number of part- and full-time electric vehicles like the new Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid and the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i.
Even worse, if you remove the Toyota Prius, the most popular hybrid from the mix, commitment to hybrids drops to 25 percent.
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Noting that the Prius has become a universal icon for hybrid technology, Toyota said it will begin marketing Prius as a brand.
The new price cut, however, will allow it to compete with the best selling hybrid, the Toyota Prius.
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But any consumer comparing the C-Max Hybrid and Prius v also quickly will see that Ford claims 47 mpg overall for C-Max Hybrid while Toyota claims only 40 mpg for Prius v.
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High ownership costs are a main reason why only one hybrid--the Toyota Prius--made our list.
And so, the LEAF for Nissan, the Prius for Toyota, Ford with the hybrid Fusion, General Motors with the Volt, Chrysler when it gets its small cars.
By comparison, many of the hybrid and plug-in models making the Greenest Car list this year are practical enough to be everyday drivers, including two family friendly station wagons, the Toyota Prius v and Ford C-Max Hybrid.
Mr. Uchiyamada is seen as the driving force behind Toyota's successful hybrid vehicle, the Prius.
Hybrid vehicles like Toyota's Prius, which are propelled by both gasoline and electric motors, now use nickel metal hydride batteries to store electricity.
With combined sales among its four model variations registering 236, 659 units last year, the venerable Toyota Prius was not only the most-popular hybrid car in the U.S. it was the 13th best-selling vehicle overall.
The average hybrid vehicle, such as the Toyota Prius, contains 20-25 pounds of rare earths.
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The Toyota Prius line accounts for more than half of the hybrid sales.
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Led by the Prius, Toyota has sold 3.3 million hybrid vehicles worldwide.
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Japan's marquee automakers have jumped into hybrids, electrics and hydrogen cars, following Toyota 's success with the Prius and its other hybrid cars.
The first decade of the 2000s was more divisive among those who craved horsepower and those who sought the image associated with hybrid badging, inspired by the Toyota Prius.
The Ford Fusion, Honda Accord and Toyota Prius are all available as a plug-in hybrid, while General Motors uses a smaller motor and battery pack to give a little electric assist to cars like the Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Malibu.
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And of course, Toyota has come out with its Plug-in hybrid Prius, selling 12, 750 units in the last last year alone.
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