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It's true. Toyota is extremely focused on keeping its customers as far away from the gas pump as possible, and its efforts are paying off- especially in the state of California- which has the highest gasoline prices in the nation. Five of its models are especially impressive, as they offer an average combined fuel economy rating of an amazing 44 mpg.

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…

The Toyota Prius is the world's best selling and most quiet hybrid car. When the electric engine takes over control of the vehicle, you almost can't even hear it pass by. Well, this has been quite an issue in some areas, especially those with high pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Several accidents over the years involving a collision between hybrid cars and those on foot or pedaling has raised concerns that the Toyota Pius…

Toyota is having avery good year, even with those pesky recalls looming over the Japanese auto maker's head. The company posted a $2.2 billion dollar profit in the second quarter for 2010. This is a 27% increase in profit for the company.

The Toyota Camry and Prius Hybrid, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary, are two of the best selling models from the car maker.

Over in Japan, Toyota sold their one-millionth Prius…