News tagged with prius
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Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
(AP) -- A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whether a stuck gas pedal was ...
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Prius problems put spotlight on car electronics
(AP) -- Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat panel TV or your computer. More likely, it's your car, which can pack 50 microprocessors to control everything from the fuel mix ...
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Toyota reports dozens of complaints about Prius brakes
Toyota Motor, reeling from a series of huge safety recalls, said Wednesday it had received dozens of complaints in North America and Japan about brake problems with its top-selling Prius hybrid.
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Pulling the plug on hybrid myths
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether you call them myths, urban legends, fables or old wives' tales, there's a lot of misinformation out there about plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. These vehicles, abbreviated PHEVs, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Toyota Plants Giant Solar-Powered Flowers Across US Cities
(PhysOrg.com) -- As part of Toyota's national marketing campaign for the third generation Prius launch in 2010, the company is "planting" giant solar-powered flowers in urban areas. The flowers generate electricity ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety
Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.
Jul 03, 2009 |
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Toyota Not Too Keen On Plug-In Hybrids
(PhysOrg.com) -- Toyota is recognized as one of the leaders in hybrid technology, so it may come as a surprise to some that the company is not terribly keen on selling hybrid plug-ins to consumers. Even though ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 22, 2009 |
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Toyota rolls out new Prius to fend off rivals
Toyota Motor on Monday rolled out a cheaper, revamped Prius, seeking to boost its flagging sales and maintain its lead in fuel-sipping hybrids in the face of growing competition from rival Honda.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 18, 2009 |
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A Hummer That Gets 100 MPG?
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the more interesting vehicles unveiled at the the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit is an electric Hummer that gets, according to its developer Raser Technologies, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Diesel fights for traction with U.S. buyers
Just like gasoline, diesel fuel has plummeted in price since last summer after reaching almost $5 a gallon. So now that diesel goes for about $2.25, sales of diesel-powered vehicles, which almost always get better mileage ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Startup gives boost to electric cars: 'vending machines for electricity'
Richard Lowenthal used to worry about the electric-auto industry's chicken-and-egg question: Which will come first, the chargers or the cars?
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Hybrids gather dust at AutoNation dealerships
AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson has a problem: There are way too many Toyota Prius hybrids sitting on his car lots across America.
Mar 06, 2009 |
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