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Rediscovering the Wonders of the Toyota Prius Hybrid Car Motor Trends Car of the Year for 2004, North American Car of the Year in 2004, 2004 International Engine of the Year, 2005 European Car of the Year, 2006 Energuide Award in the Midsize segment, this and more are the accolades given to the Toyota Prius Hybrid Car. Undoubtedly one of the most popular and most regarded competitor in the ever growing hybrid car segment, the Toyota Prius has definitely made a marked in the motor industry. The Toyota Prius is a Hybrid car that makes a bold statement against environmental issues and the rising gas prices. It is also the first ever mass-produced hybrid car for commercial purposes. Its name itself means first. The Toyota Prius hybrid car was first sold in Japan in 1997 before it was distributed all over the globe 4 years later in 2001. Its popularity was boosted by environmentalists touting it as the car for the future to save our planet from air pollution. Sales in North America ws strong and increasing annually. By fall of 2006, the Toyota Prius hybrid car had the strongest demand and has the longest preorder and waiting list there is presently. Toyota sees the Prius as a venue that would provide the consumers with a vehicle that would produce less pollution and to be very energy efficient. And Toyota certainly reached that goal. They created the Prius from the bottom up resulting to a true hybrid vehicle that is loved worldwide. Toyota engineers came up with a couple of ways to develop the Toyota Prius hybrid car to be unlike other previous concept electric cars, the Prius doesn’t ever need to be plugged in for recharging. The two electric motor generators get its power from the gas engine, recharging while the engine power is being used. Also, through regenerative braking, a process that recovers kinetic energy when the car brakes and transforming it to electrical energy to recharge the batteries. By 2004 a second generation of Toyota Prius hybrid car was released on the market. Capitalizing on the development of the new Hybrid Synbergy Drive technology, the previous Toyota Hybrid System was replaced in the new generation Toyota Hybrids. Many improvements were developed and infused in the technology making the Toyota Prius hybrid car even better than before. Aside from the engine, Toyota added more room to the Toyota Prius hybrid car making it wider and taller allowing for taller people to sit erect inside the car and allowing more views of the road. Because of the success brought by the Toyota Prius hybrid car and the public awareness it has developed, Toyota has extended its Hybrid lineup to their other vehicles. This includes the Toyota Camry hybrid and their top of the line Lexus marquee with the Lexus RX400H. Truly, the Toyota Prius hybrid car has gone a long way. Its engineering superiority and its excellent reputation has made it a great choice for many people. Even a lot of notable famous people have bought themselves a Toyota Prius hybrid car to show their support to environmental awareness. Toyota has definitely hit the nail in the head with the Toyota Prius hybrid car and we can expect to see more of this technology in the future. With Toyota's dedication to this endeavor, we can be sure that we can finally cut down on gas consumption and save our planet.

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Honda Plans To Build All-Electric Motorcycle By 2010 [Motorcycles] (Jalopnik)

One positive note in Honda CEO Takeo Fukui’s NSX-cancelling, F1-withdrawing year-end speech: a renewed focus on motorcycle development. First up: an all-electric production motorcycle. We’ll let...

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Half of potential US car buyers delayed purchase: survey (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Nearly half of potential US car buyers have put off buying a new vehicle as economic uncertainty caused many to reassess the value of their current vehicle, a survey released Thursday found.

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Scott Burgess: Honda's natural solution to high gas prices (Detroit News)

The No. 1 problem with the 2009 Honda Civic GX, the only natural gas burning compact car on sale today to the public, is it uses natural gas.

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Japan races to build a zero-emission car (AFP via Yahoo! News)

"Please erase your image of electric cars being like golf carts," a spokesman for Japan's fourth-biggest automaker said before taking a zero-emission vehicle out for a spin.

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Car Industry Running on Empty at Detroit Auto Show (HispanicBusiness.com)

WASHINGTON (dpa) -- Detroit's annual auto show is usually a glitzy affair and time of celebration for the U.S. car industry, but not after a year that saw car sales plummet to their lowest level in decades.

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Aptera Puts On The Brakes (The Car Connection)

Bad news for fashion-forward greensters: outside-the-box startup Aptera (backed to the tune of $24 million from Google and others) has postponed the launch of its first vehicle: the all-electric, three-wheeled, spacepod known as the 2e. The company recently sent a letter to everyone who'd put down a $500 reserve deposit for the car, explaining ..

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Honda Insight (AutoExpress)

Honda's Insight has broken cover, and Auto Express has the first official images! Set to make its public debut at this year's Detroit Motor Show, the four-door, five-seater is set to be the cheapest model of its kind when it goes in sale in March.

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