Toyota Prius News

The sedan's list of features grows, too, with standard rear side airbags, leather upholstery, driver memory functions, Bluetooth audio and a USB port.

As green as you try to be at home, a business trip can transform you into something of a carbon-emitting ignoramus, especially if you do a lot of flying.

The cars will all be leased for purposes of field testing. Toyota is now in discussions with federal and local governments and energy companies about who will get how many of the lithium ion battery Priuses.

Goodyear said Friday the 2010 Toyota Prius now includes its fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max, as standard equipment.

Remember that $21,000, very basic 2010 Prius? Toyota has now confirmed it has neither current plans nor a schedule for selling the lowest-level model of the 2010 Toyota Prius, known as the Prius I, to consumers.

Royal Oak -- Even on their days off, the engineers creating the Chevrolet Volt are working.

Driving hydrogen fueled SUVs for 431 miles per fill-up is no longer a California dream.

Anyone looking to convert a Toyota Prius into a plug-in electric vehicle can get $5,000 from the state to cover some of the cost.

The eye-opening fuel prices of the past year or two revealed the harsh reality that an automobile with all the horsepower and luggage room in the world is essentially worthless if you can't afford to fill its fuel tank.

Even with that impediment, the Camry still has a comfortable lead versus its archrivals, the Honda Accord and Nissan Altima.

The City of Houston and Reliant Energy, an NRG Energy company , today launched a program to bring plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to the streets of Houston to demonstrate the important role that electric cars can play in the city's clean energy future.

Ford's Fusion, already a solid entry in the mid-sized sedan segment, gets added appeal for 2010 with the introduction of a hybrid model.

The Ford Fusion has been selected by Motor Trends magazine as Car of the Year. The award is among the most prestigious in the automotive industry.

The Toyota Prius has dominated the market for hybrid cars, and for the last eight years has been Consumer Reports' top pick "green" car.

Sure enough, Toyota has announced that the new 2010 Lexus GX460 will be among the array of vehicles to be shown next week at China's Auto Guangzhou 2009 show.

We've known for a while that Toyota plans to introduce more Prius body styles to expand the reach of its most recognized and iconic hybrid car.

Tokyo, Nov 13, 2009; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announces it will display 45 concept and production vehicles, in separate Toyota and Lexus brand booths, at the 7th China International Automobile Exhibition , to be held at the Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center from November 23 to 30.

Toyota will offer to fix the accelerator pedals of some 4 million cars in its largest-ever U.S. recall, Kyodo News reported on Saturday.

The experts at the Toyota Motor Co. were persistently wrong about the Prius. They seriously underestimated how popular it would be.

It's a silent battle between Prius drivers and Seattle peds. Add it to the growing list of eco paradoxes.