Just wow.
Car maker develops its own flower species(Drive.com.au)Toyota has created two flower species that absorb nitrogen oxides and take heat out of the atmosphere.
The flowers, derivatives of the cherry sage plant and the gardenia, were specially developed for the grounds of Toyota's Prius plant in Toyota City, Japan.
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Despite the efforts of Honda and others in the hybrid market, Toyota still is tops. With Toyota's huge financial resources and growing market share, it'll be tough another car company to pass it in the near term.
Toyota Prius tops U.S. fuel economy list for 2010WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's 2010 hybrid Prius leads the industry in fuel economy at 48 miles per gallon/city and 51 mpg/highway, while Ford Motor Co boasts four vehicles on a U.S. government list released on Thursday of the most-efficient models.
Japanese manufacturers again dominated the annual rankings issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, placing eight gasoline/electric hybrid models in the Top 10.
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This will make a lot of hybrid enthusiasts very happy.
Toyota Plans U.S. Retail Sales of Plug-In Prius Hybrid by 2012(Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest seller of hybrid autos, said it intends to begin offering plug-in versions of the Prius hatchback to U.S. consumers within three years.
"The target is 2012 to be coming to market with them," Irv Miller, a group vice president for Toyota's U.S. sales unit, said Friday at a conference in Los Angeles. Before that, "we're going to study the challenges of consumer demand," he said.
Toyota already plans to begin U.S. tests late this year on 150 Priuses with lithium-ion battery packs that can be recharged at electric outlets. The Toyota City, Japan-based automaker hadn't previously provided a tentative date for consumer sales.
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Sure, why not.
Toyota Prius reveal one-off green limo(Limo Broker) The Toyota Prius is the original hybrid car introduced by the Japanese car manufacturer. It claims to incorporate some of the world's most advanced technology in its full hybrid efficient car. Now Toyota is going one step further by introducing the first eco-friendly limo under the Prius banner.
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