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By 4G63 at 09/05/2008 - 11:33pm
| Violence Against Prius Hybrids Hits All-Time High
jesus christ i really dont understand the point of doing it. the prius is just a car which comsumes less gas and produces less waste. people buy prii to save gas money and help the world breathe a little better... why bother?  | | |
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Seein as my family is 100% Greek, we watch Greek television including news. Last night they had a 10 minute segment on the first hybrid taxi in Athens. My dad called me down to check it out, and he asked what it was.
Turns out it was a Prius. Painted yellow with blue stripes on the side just like every other taxi. I think its cool to be promoting hybrids in Europe. In Greece, the Prius' 110 hp is on the mid-high end power-wise and its mileage is on par with other smaller cars, although much better than the old Mercedes they use as taxi's currently.
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By tripp at 09/04/2008 - 12:33pm
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Reported US sales of hybrids from the major automakers rose 3.6% in August 2008 compared to the same month the year before to 26,045 units. This represented a 2.08% new vehicle market share for the month, on total light duty vehicles sales of 1,249,793 units, as reported by Autodata. The August 2008 results fell short of the current August sales record of 26,249 units hit in 2006.
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By Danny at 09/04/2008 - 10:13am
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Honda Japan put out a press release today with the first official picture of the upcoming Honda Prius-fighter. Looks like Honda has decided to go back to using the Insight product name, but this time the Insight will be on steroids in the form of 2 extra doors and about 1000% more usability.
It will be as expected - a 5-door, 5 passenger hybrid running the IMA hybrid system. It'll be out in the spring of 2009 and Honda expects to sell 200,000 of them annually worldwide.
Honda Brings Back the Insight to fight the Prius - HybridChat | | |
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i did not see it mentioned here yet, but toyota finally updated their prius page to the 2009 model, including their new ebrochure
and of course the toyota error is back, allowing someone to add rs-3200plus security system for $359 for a car that already has that (package 3 or higher!)
the generated brochure's price for the rs3200 was not he same as the build your prius page.
i guess the ipod accessory cable is now the 'preferred accessory package' for $299 according to the brochure, the website accessory page did not list it. also missing was that carpeted floor mat/first aid kit/cargo net package, they were all separate
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By Arroyo at 09/02/2008 - 11:50pm
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As reported in CarScoop:
"Looks like we won’t have to wait until next month’s Paris Show to get a first glimpse of Honda’s new Prius-fighter as according to a report from Just-Auto, the Japanese automaker will unveil the concept version of its standalone hybrid model on Thursday, September 4th. According to CarScoop sources, the production version of Honda’s dedicated hybrid model (see rendering above) will be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January, 2009.
Speaking with journalists at the European launch of the new Jazz (Fit) in Frankfurt, Germany, Honda UK’s environmental manager John Kingston said that the new standalone hybrid model will play a very important role in the company’s future. “"It is a very important car for Honda and our future direction. This is a car that will change customer perception of hybrids."
More: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/09...on-of-its.html | | |
By Rybold at 09/02/2008 - 4:36am
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"NO PLUG-IN PRIUS FOR YOU !" 
Toyota told Magnussen Toyota to return the deposits for Plug-In Prius cars to it's customers.
Plug-In Prius Gets Testy in Early 2009 - The Car Connection
But I'm much more intrigued by the parts of this article that may hint at what Toyota is actually planning. If you read into Toyota's response, what do you see? Does it suggest the Plug-In is coming in 2010?
"Toyota's PR folks issued a carefully-worded statement on their blog that danced a fine line between maintaining the public's rabid enthusiasm for its hybrid vehicles and emphatically stating that plug-in hybrids will not be released until they are tried and tested. Toyota's corporate blog says "we have vowed as a company to not release new systems until they are reliable and ready for everyday use. One of the best ways to help ensure that is through rigorous testing in fleets that do a tremendous amount of driving in all types of weather and road conditions.""
And what's this talk about the GM Volt "may sport a plug-in version?" It's an electric car! Of course it will have a power cord ... where else are you going to get the electricity? The generator is only for backup. Am I right, or am I missing something?
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