Right Lane Cruiser
02-11-2009, 08:24 AM
To reduce electrical demand on the battery, the new Prius gets a solar cell-covered moonroof. (http://www.uticaod.com/business/x1851011360/Paul-A-Eisenstein-2010-Toyota-Prius-improves-to-50-mpg)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Prius-III_Photo_12_News.jpgPaul A. Eisenstein - UTICAOD (http://www.uticaod.com) - Feb 10, 2009
This car can't hit show rooms fast enough!! --Ed.
Few products have had such an outside impact on the auto industry like the Toyota Prius, the Japanese automaker’s first -- and most readily identifiable -- hybrid-electric vehicle, or HEV.
Little more than an asterisk on the sales charts when it launched at the beginning of the decade, Prius has risen to become Toyota’s third-best-selling model here in the States, ushering in an array of additional HEVs in the process.
For 2010, Toyota will weigh in with a new, third-generation hybrid that the company claims will improve performance and fuel economy, while offering an assortment of new features -- along with an updated yet still distinctive hatchback design.
Starting with what matters most to the majority of Prius buyers, fuel economy improves to an average 50 miles per gallon, up from an adjusted 46 mpg on the… http://www.uticaod.com/business/x1851011360/Paul-A-Eisenstein-2010-Toyota-Prius-improves-to-50-mpg
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Prius-III_Photo_12_News.jpgPaul A. Eisenstein - UTICAOD (http://www.uticaod.com) - Feb 10, 2009
This car can't hit show rooms fast enough!! --Ed.
Few products have had such an outside impact on the auto industry like the Toyota Prius, the Japanese automaker’s first -- and most readily identifiable -- hybrid-electric vehicle, or HEV.
Little more than an asterisk on the sales charts when it launched at the beginning of the decade, Prius has risen to become Toyota’s third-best-selling model here in the States, ushering in an array of additional HEVs in the process.
For 2010, Toyota will weigh in with a new, third-generation hybrid that the company claims will improve performance and fuel economy, while offering an assortment of new features -- along with an updated yet still distinctive hatchback design.
Starting with what matters most to the majority of Prius buyers, fuel economy improves to an average 50 miles per gallon, up from an adjusted 46 mpg on the… http://www.uticaod.com/business/x1851011360/Paul-A-Eisenstein-2010-Toyota-Prius-improves-to-50-mpg