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Toyota has already brought us many hybrid variants of the Toyota Prius, available at Mark Miller Toyota Downtown in Salt Lake City, Utah; but they are only starting with electric. They want to be remembered for more advancements in fuel consumption.

The auto maker is looking into a better ethanol. New yeast being developed that will more efficiently ferments xylose, sugar produced when plant fibers break down, basically creating a super fuel.

This newly developed yeast produces the highest ethanol fermentation level known to human kind, and is capable of improving bio-fuel quality while also reducing production costs. Plans to…

The third milestone in the last six months Prius, worldwide sales topped the two million mark in October 2010, and Toyota's award-winning hybrid beat Japan's all-time domestic sales record for any vehicle with sales of 315,669 units.

On a global scale Prius sales remain consistently strong at more than 2,100,000, of which European sales account for more than 200,000 units. And total Toyota hybrid vehicle sales now exceed three million units worldwide.

Production shutdowns in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami on March 11th has not slowed down the popularity of Toyota Prius, available…

An interesting question with an equally interesting answer: The Toyota Prius.  That's right, according to a provocative advertisement from Toyota's Israeli marketing team; the Toyota Prius emits fewer emissions than the gas of a sheep.

 

As outrageous and humorous as it sounds, the advertisement indicates that the emissions from a sheep passing gas is level five, while that from the Toyota Prius is a level two. This designates the Prius as being, in a way, supernatural and serves as a healthy reminder that transportation and energy production aren't the only sources of greenhouse gases.

The 2010 Prius…

Whether you have a new car or a used car with some "personality", you can reduce (or further reduce, in the case of a hybrid) the environmental impact it has on the environment. Despite, what marketing messages tell you, it's not all about the car you drive - but how you drive it, and how well you maintain it.
 
Best Practices for Green Driving

Avoid "jack rabbit" starts and aggressive driving overall.
- One second of…

Toyota is making its way to be the top seller of hybrid vehicles throughout the world. They've sold over a million Prius sedans since the 1990's.

The Japanese auto maker also has a plan to sell one million hybrid vehicles (Prius, Camry, Highlander, etc.) a year.

Toyota has now announced their plans to introduce six new hybrid vehicles by 2012. The company has yet to revealed much in the way of details, apart…