Slide Show: 10 Things You Should Know about Toyota's New Prius Hybrid

Friday, May 1, 2009 - 00:15 in Physics & Chemistry

I say "hybrid car"; you say "Prius." Toyota's fuel-sipping sedan has become iconic for gasoline–electric hybrid technology, so much so that the model seems to cast a green aura over the world's largest car company. Owners can burn less gas when they drive, and so release fewer carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. During the past decade, Toyota has controlled around three quarters of the U.S. hybrid market, with worldwide sales of the Prius and luxury Lexus hybrids nearing two million vehicles--more than half of them Priuses. [More]

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