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0Video: Star Wars Prius commercial uses famous droids to sell Toyota's plug-in 1338575460
Help us, plug-in cars, you're our only hope. In his original deal with Fox for the first Star Wars movie, George Lucas famously kept the licensing rights for himself. That deal – unusual at the time – has resulted in a huge pile of cash for the filmmaker and the ability for his ...
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Report: Cars.com calls out Consumer Reports over Toyota Prius C verdict 1338570240
Cars.com has evidently taken issue with a Consumer Reports video review featured on Autoblog advising consumers that they would be better off buying a used "regular" Prius instead of a 2012 Prius C. Consumer Reports shouldn't have passed on recommending the Prius C, Cars.com argues: "CR's ...
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Video: 2013 Toyota Prius C doesn't get much love from Consumer Reports 1338327000
Consumer Reports has panned the 2012 Toyota Prius C in a new video review that urges car shoppers to get a used regular Prius over the new baby model, "it's a much better car overall," said Mike Quincy in the review. The problems Toyota ran into in creating the Prius C appear to be in making it ...
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Report: Toyota Prius now third-most-popular car in the world... sort of 1338310800
Think you're seeing more Toyota Prius models on the road these days? Well, you are. Automotive News is reporting that all those increased Prius sales in North America and Japan (see here and here and here and here etc.) have turned the Prius into the world's third-best-selling car model for the ...
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Followup: Google allowed to test self-driving car on Nevada public streets 1336600800
Nevada has officially granted Google a license to test autonomous vehicles on public streets. The tech giant underwent demonstrations in both Las Vegas and Carson City to prove its vehicles are as safe or safer than those piloted by mere humans. The state requires two people to be in the test ...
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Official: Toyota Prius plug-in sells 1,654 copies in April, beating Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf 1336046400
The Toyota Prius, the most popular hybrid in the world, was also the most popular plug-in vehicle in U.S. last month. Compared to sales of the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf, which sold 1,462 and 370 units, respectively, the $32,000 Prius Plug-in quietly sold 1,654 copies in April, reports ...
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Report: Hundreds of 5-year-old municipal vehicles found in Miami that were never used 1335446940
Have you ever bought a brand new car only to forget where you put it? How about 300 of them? Probably not – unless you're Miami-Dade County, which was recently reunited with 298 vehicles it bought brand new between 2006 and 2007. The county "discovered" this fleet of no-mileage vehicles ...
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Report: Toyota announces service campaign to fix exhaust on 28,000 Prius V hybrids 1334579280
Toyota engineers have worked hard to get the emissions that come out of the tailpipe of the Prius V down to a low level, but that doesn't mean everything is copacetic with the car's exhaust system. To fix a known problem, Toyota has announced a service campaign for the Prius V in Canada, the ...
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Study: One and Done: Study says most hybrid drivers don't buy another 1333993500
How much do hybrid drivers really, truly like their cars? According to R.L. Polk, not all that much – at least not in 2011. Polk has released a new hybrid loyalty analysis that concludes that only 35 per cent of people who bought a hybrid bought another one last year. The data comes from ...
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Exclusive: Miami Toyota dealer tacks US$7,000 onto price of new Prius C?! 1332335700
A Twitter user with the handle miami4me2c discovered something interesting at a Toyota dealer in Miami and thankfully shared pictures of this unusual Prius C Two window sticker. Remember, the base Prius C starts at just US$18,950 , and the upgraded Two trim normally starts at US$19,900. With ...
