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Toyota May Expand Prius Hybrid Line

Toyota Motor may create a separate brand for its Prius hybrid car and could add both larger and smaller Prius models to the lineup, the head of Toyota’s American sales division said Thursday.
James E. Lentz III, president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., said he had proposed the idea to senior company executives in Japan. Lentz [...]

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Toyota Testing Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV)

Toyota has started a trial - which is due to last for at least a year - of a plug-in hybrid version of the Prius, known as the PHV.

As with other hybrids, the batteries of the standard Prius are recharged every time the car coasts or slows down. The PHV’s batteries can also be fully [...]

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Toronto College Offers Hybrid Vehicle Course

Toronto’s Centennial College, in collaboration with the Canadian Automotive Repair and Service Council (CARS), is offering a new training course on hybrid vehicle technology, the first of its kind to be offered in Canada.
The 16-hour training course is designed to give participants an understanding of hybrid electric technology, including critical safety issues and how to [...]

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Many Trading in Gas Guzzlers for Better Fuel Efficiency

Belinda Lafferty of Monticello has joined the many drivers who are buying smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles because of the high price of gasoline.”I was on this almost two years ago when I got rid of my Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited for a brand new Toyota Yaris-S, which gets about 40 miles per gallon,” she said [...]

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Toyota Mulls Price Hikes As Costs Soar

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it was considering raising its prices in response to soaring material costs, following a report that it is preparing to announce hikes in Japan for next month.
According to the Nikkei business daily, Japan’s top automaker has began notifying affiliated dealerships of the planned price increases.It would be the first [...]

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