Consumer Reports recently found the Prius to have the lowest cost of ownership of any car.
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Mr. Uchiyamada is seen as the driving force behind Toyota's successful hybrid vehicle, the Prius.
However, apart from price, the Leaf faces additional challenges that the Prius does not.
But, for now, buyers will need to content themselves with the Prius and Insight.
He became chief engineer for the Prius, the world's first mass-produced petrol-electric hybrid car, in 1996.
The Prius channel on the URDB site has the entire list of records, which can be challenged.
Such popularity is one reason Ford may be shying away from taking on the Prius hatchback directly.
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The Prius, LED lighting, and mature solar and wind technologies all have the same thing in common.
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Toyota will be giving away several different models including the Prius, Tacoma, Tundra, Highlander Hybrid, Sienna and Sienna Mobility.
Now, I do like the Prius better than its arch-rival, the Honda Insight, which is cheaper and feels it.
Yet, there were instances where the handling felt a little soft, and verged on the appliance-like feel of the Prius.
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Sometimes it feels like people think the Prius is so great that it can magically clean the air around it.
The top speed in EV mode is 85 miles per hour, which is 25 mph better than the Prius plug-in.
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The Prius c is a concept in name only, because this smaller and even more fuel-efficient variant is going into production.
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According to an eye-witness, the Prius hit a Honda Accord in turn, which then hit another Accord and a third Prius.
"It took some time when the Prius first came out for consumers to feel comfortable buying a used one, " Champion says.
The Prius is among the 8.5 million Toyota vehicles recalled in recent months for problems related to gas pedals and brakes.
Unfortunately, I have to give the Prius a thumbs down in the soul department, like Hannah does for the Nissan Leaf.
But the Volt, like the Prius, is likely to prove itself as a reliable, low maintenance, low-cost-of-ownership vehicle, making it especially desirable.
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Led by the Prius, Toyota has sold 3.3 million hybrid vehicles worldwide.
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"Nobody is coming out with the Prius of exercise equipment, " he said.
Formerly a government-subsidized purchase made only by the environmentally conscious, the Prius has now been adopted by the masses for its economy.
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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.
It turns out Consumer Reports likes the Prius for the same reason.
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My neighbor's dealer said there is a five-month wait for the Prius.
Japan's marquee automakers have jumped into hybrids, electrics and hydrogen cars, following Toyota 's success with the Prius and its other hybrid cars.
But now GM finds itself in the same situation that Toyota faced more than a decade ago, when it first introduced the Prius.
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The catbird seat in the state high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, because standard hybrid cars like the Prius are now banned from them.
In fact, I find the Nissan Leaf, which Hannah says is more cramped than the Prius, way more comfortable, especially when it comes to headroom.
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