Electric driving for about a dozen miles, then a regular ol' 50-mpg Prius

Unlike Bob Dylan’s fans who sobbed and booed when he went electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, Toyota’s hybrid followers are cheering the company’s intention to produce the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, which could boost mileage on a Prius from 50 miles per gallon to the equivalent of 75 or so.

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2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Set at 95 MPGe

By Eric Loveday ·
February 01, 2012

Toyota will reportedly update its fuel economy figures for the 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid ahead of the vehicle's March 2012 launch. According to Toyota Division Group vice-president, Bob Carter, the 2012 Prius Plug-in returns 95 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) in electric-only mode and 50 miles per gallon in hybrid mode.

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Toyota Now Taking Orders for Prius Plug-in Hybrid in Japan

By Eric Loveday ·
November 29, 2011

Toyota Motor has begun taking orders for its 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid in Japan. Toyota will launch the plug-in Prius in Japan in January 2012. According to the automaker, the annual sales target for the Prius PHV in Japan is set at 35,000 to 40,000 units.

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REEVs and PHEVs: A Distinction, or a Difference?

By Dave Hurst ·
October 20, 2011

Recently, at the EV 2011 VE conference in Toronto, I had the opportunity to drive the new plug-in Toyota Prius and the Chevrolet Volt back to back. The differences in the electric-drive behavior of the two vehicles have the potential to catch people off guard as they weigh their EV choices.

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2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Set at 95 MPGe

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Eric Loveday says:
Toyota will reportedly update its fuel economy figures for the 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid ahead of the vehicle's March...

EV Fest 2012: September 9, 2012

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I Selected a pick of some of the Vehicle I Think should be attending EV Fest Electric Vehicle Show...

Toyota's Innovation Factory

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jsamantha says:
How does an organization implement one million new creative ideas each year? And become a perennial...

REEVs and PHEVs: A Distinction, or a Difference?

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Volt Article · 26 comments

Dave Hurst says:
Recently, at the EV 2011 VE conference in Toronto, I had the opportunity to drive the new plug-in Toyota Prius and the...

Prius Plug-in Hybrid Preliminary Ordering Starts on Friday

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Brad Berman says:
Toyota today announced the introduction of a new online ordering system for the 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid. The first...

Toyota Now Taking Orders for Prius Plug-in Hybrid in Japan

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Eric Loveday says:
Toyota Motor has begun taking orders for its 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid in Japan. Toyota will launch the plug-in Prius...

Does Toyota Believe in Electric Cars?

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Laurent J. Masson says:
A Toyota electric car called the TMG EV P001 last week set a new lap record for EVs of 7 minutes, 48 seconds around the...

Prius Plug-in Versus Volt: Which Costs Less to Drive?

Chevrolet, Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Volt Article · 38 comments

John Gartner says:
Now that Toyota’s Prius Plug-in Hybrid has been officially announced, we can begin the comparisons with the other plug-...

Prius Plug-in Offers 15 Electric Miles, But Retains Wimpy Feel

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Brad Berman says:
Offering a plug-in car that looks just like a Prius, and drives just like one, comes at a price: namely, that it looks...

Will the Prius V Get the Plug-in Treatment Too? According to Toyota it's a Possibility

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Nick Chambers says:
A few weeks ago, at a Prius V launch event, Toyota confirmed that the Prius V could rather easily support a plug-in...

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