TOYOTA
PRIUS
The Toyota Prius Hybrid takes
its name from the Latin word “to go before.” In point of
fact, the Toyota Prius Hybrid has been on the forefront of
hybrid technology. Additionally, the Toyota Prius Hybrid
is one of the best selling combination gasoline/electric
vehicles on the roadways in North America today.
The Toyota Prius Hybrid is a very energy efficient car.
The Toyota hybrid Prius averages 48 miles per gallon in
city driving and 45 on the highway. In commenting on
the fuel efficiency of the Toyota Prius Hybrid, “Car and
Driver” noted: “This performance is possible because of
the Prius’s fascinating gas-electric hybrid power system, which
can operate in gas or electric modes -- as well as a
combination of the two -- and is most efficient during
stop-and-go driving conditions.”
Overall, the Toyota Prius Hybrid average 46 miles per
gallon when considering both city and highway use. The
average gasoline costs associated with operating the Toyota
Prius Hybrid is approximately $491 annually. Over the
lifetime of the Toyota Prius Hybrid, gasoline savings amounts
to a tidy sum.
The Toyota Prius Hybrid gets strong ratings in regard to its
low pollution emissions. One corporate officer at Toyota
motors remarked when introducing the Toyota Prius Hybrid to the
public that the vehicle can travel 8,500 miles and emit the
same amount of pollution found in a four ounce bottle of nail
polish remover. The Toyota Prius Hybrid is at the top of
the list. While conventional vehicles spew out upwards to
15 tons of pollutants annually, the Toyota Prius Hybrid
averages only 3.5.
The Toyota Prius Hybrid generally gets a ranking of 10.
Depending on some added equipment to the car, the score
sometimes dips to 9. In either case, the Toyota Prius
Hybrid obtains either the highest mark, or one notch under, on
the Environmental Protection Agency’s pollutant scale
index.
The Toyota Prius Hybrid is also reasonable priced. A
person interested in owning a hybrid auto can get into a Toyota
Prius Hybrid in 2009 at just over $22,000.
The sleek design of the Toyota Prius Hybrid is also appealing
to many consumers and has received nods of positive recognition
from auto design experts. Additionally, the Toyota Prius
Hybrid surprisingly is roomy and can seat four to five
passengers
comfortably.
Toyota Prius
Hybrid
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