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The Car of the Future?(hybrid automobiles)
How markets rather than government intervention produced a better vehicle
The Toyota Prius has reclining bucket seats, a CD player, a digital instrument panel in its dash, and shiny stainless steel buttons for its climate control system. The trunk holds five grocery bags and the backseat has room for six-footers. To a casual observer it looks like a typical Japanese economy-size car with a slightly bigger than normal interior.
Looks deceive. A peek under the hood reveals a big difference: A battery about half the width of the car sits next to a small four cylinder engine. The car's hybrid gas-electric propulsion system combines electric motors that ...
- PRIUS: NEW AGE WINNER; TOYOTA'S HYBRID NAMED CAR OF THE YEAR.(Business)
- Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) December 3, 2003 700+ words
...as its car of the year the hybrid Toyota Prius - and Toyota is already selling more of...they did selling with the first generation Prius. "Only about 80 percent of dealers handled...model," Hoyt said. Hot spots for the Prius have been the Northwest, southern California...
- Prius does it all: It's clean and lean; EPA rating aside, hybrid is easy on...
- Magazine article from: Automotive News Miller, Irv May 24, 2004 700+ words
...May 10 commentary, "Civic Hybrid and Prius are overrated,'' Automotive News Staff...conventional car can be as clean as the Toyota Prius, and, yes, a diesel gets good fuel economy - in some cases as good as the Prius. Neither conventional gasoline nor diesel...
- Toyota Prius rolls into hybrid market.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Nauman, Matt September 15, 2000 700+ words
The 2001 Toyota Prius isn't so much about head turning as it...attract second glances. But don't let the Prius fool you. This compact sedan, which went...the 20th century," said Geri Yoza, the Prius product manager at Toyota Motor Sales...
- Toyota Prius Is First Hybrid Vehicle Certified By IRS for $2,000 Tax Deduction.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 12, 2002 700+ words
WASHINGTON -- The Toyota Prius is the first hybrid electric-gasoline...confirms Toyota's stance that the Toyota Prius, Model Years 2001, 2002 and 2003...Sales, U.S.A., Inc. "Toyota Prius purchasers can use or take this certification...
- Toyota Prius stays on top in mileage
- News wire article from: AP Online ANN M. JOB September 30, 2009 700+ words
...hearts set on top fuel mileage in the Toyota Prius. But they'd better not get tired of...same exterior styling. It turns out the Prius' wedge shape, subtly honed so updates...lack of air turbulence that helps give the Prius a fuel economy rating from the federal...
- The PRIUS of SCIENCE; SAY HI TO TOYOTA'S HI-TECH HYBRID.. BUT CAN IT LIVE UP TO...
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) August 21, 2009 700+ words
...spring to mind will probably be the Toyota Prius. That's because Toyota has sold more than1.2million of their Prius models. It was the first Hybrid to have...claim an amazing 74.2mpg with their new Prius and because it's a Hybrid you don...
- Toyota Prius brings hybrid technology to the open road.(Auto Preview)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Boe, Dave June 10, 2004 700+ words
...Auto Editor Background: The 2004 Toyota Prius arrived just in time for a test spin...2.10 per gallon neighborhood. The Prius has been the talk of the town lately for...electric motor that generates great mileage. Prius first arrived in the United States in the...
- Toyota Prius: a small car that goes both ways. (Owners...
- Magazine article from: Popular Mechanics Lamm, Michael June 1, 2002 700+ words
OWNERS REPORT * Most of the Prius owners who responded to our survey waited several months...the road, there's a real sense of camaraderie among Prius owners. After all, until the Prius the only other readily available hybrid automobile from...
