PriusChat's own TheForce just finished up an astounding 2502 mile, 299 MPG tank of gas in his 2006 Hymotion PHEV Prius.  Here is the post from TheForce:

I'm not going to be able to make it this weekend because of moving, but I expect all of you to go!

Eagle-eyed PriusChatter seattlebound noticed last night while visiting Toyota's mobile site that a Prius iPhone app is now listed as coming soon.  What we do know is that the app should be available in August.  What we don't know is what the iPhone app will do or be about. 

Check out the Toyota page for yourself from your mobile phone:

PriusChat is proud to present Prius Drive Thru, a month-long road trip across America sponsored by Toyota.  Russell Frost from priusownersgroup.com will be embarking next week on the 8,000 mile trip, stopping in 22 cities and going through 21 states.  PriusChat is very excited to be a part of Russell's journey, and you'll be able to keep tabs on his entire trip right here on the PC.  We'll be aggregating the Twitter, podcast, and video feeds as well as hosting some unique content from the Prius Drive Thru trip.  Y

Info from Toyota's Prius Team, posted right here on PriusChat:

I'm looking to clear out some stock to make room for 2010 parts, so all you 2004 & 2005 owners can make out like bandits on a great Prius accessory. I have a few remaining Millennium Silver Metallic (paint code 1C0), Tideland Pearl (paint code 6S9), and Salsa Red (paint code 3Q3) Prius Side Body Moldings that I'm selling for the very very cheap price of $85 shipped within the US. International members please email or PM me for a shipping quote.

That's almost $40 off the regular price of these moldings.

Toyota Motor Corp plans to start mass producing plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2012, with a projected first-year output of about 20,000 to 30,000 units, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.

No word on how many will reach the U.S., or when sales will start here. Toyota has said the vehicle will be powered by lithium-ion batteries developed and produced by its joint venture with Panasonic. The cars would be able to run up to 18 miles on battery power alone before a backup gas powerplant kicked in.

Sales of the Prius, which was remodelled in mid-May, jumped 258 percent to 22,292 units from the year-earlier month, data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association showed.

TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota's Prius hybrid -- already Japan's highest-selling car -- more than doubled its sales in June to claim the top spot for a second month, reflecting government tax breaks and growing popularity of products viewed as environmentally friendly.

It looks like the new Honda Insight is in for some hard times, sales-wise.  Honda sales figures for June show that Insight sales dropped 25% from 2,780 units in May to 2,079 units in June.  Over the same period the Prius' sales have risen from 10,091 units to 12,998.  It's hard not to point out that the Prius' increase from May to June was greater than the number of Insights sold in June. 

At this rate, it's going to be tough for Honda to reach their 90,000 sales goal by the end of the first model year. 

In it's first month on the block, the 2010 Prius is looking to be solid seller for Toyota - at least compared to the rest of the line-up.  With sales of 12,998 cars, Toyota sold 6% more Prius models in June than they did in June 2008.  Not too shabby considering the gas situation of June 2008.

The Prius is also the only Toyota with a positive increase compared to June 2008.  The RAV4 had a 0.6% increase, but that's small enough to call a wash. Year To Date sales are still down roughly 39%.