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more about #toyotaprius more comments → Turboner: It's cool. I've developed a new hybrid engine that runs off of tired memes and free porn. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: One isn't a problem. A million could be a gigantic problem. It all depends on the rate of uptake, and the effort made to adapt the grid, and to inco... more » mr_dude: Make it a proprietary plug that supplies power between midnight and six. more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: \Cartman Goddamned hippies /Cartman more » zacarious: However, they will kill your motoring soul. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Well, at least I can tell it apart from the Insight now. ZipCar will probably buy a few thousand for starters. more » Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig): Not bad. I'm a fan of the Ford S-max, C-max, and Mazda5, and this appears to be in the same stylistic arena. But I'd love it to be a minivan people c... more » quayzar: This is actually a good metaphor for how the hybrid system works. It maybe the butt of jokes but it conveys the point very well. On a side note I'm a... more » Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: Poor Wes, all the "butt" jokes fall his way... The penalty of having such a nice ass... #toyotaprius more » theeastbaykid: I could let the murdering of pedestrians and bicyclists slide, but being gay...that calls for raising a bunch of money at church! #toyotaprius more » FrankGrimes: would have been just as effective with them side beside instead of down under. #toyotaprius more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: I'd just run with butt ugly, and leave it at that. Pain-in-the-butt works, too. #toyotaprius more » AmishJohn: They're just making The Rainbow Connection. #toyotaprius more » Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig): Homo habilus Homo erectus Homo sapiens Homo prius #toyotaprius more » Alfisted: So my boss is a Prius? #toyotaprius more » -
#ifeelgassy
Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
There's some concern the pending crop of plug-in hybrid vehicles will put a strain on the US power grid. Relax, they're not going to sell enough of them for it to matter. More » -
#spyphotos
Is This The Toyota Prius Wagon?
Among the eco-minded set there's been a lot of speculation over a possible Toyota Prius Wagon. Is this photo from Woody's Car Site it? We'll let GreenCarReports untangle the rumors. -
#adwatch
Toyota Prius Is A "Butt Buddy?"
This Australian ad for the Hybrid Synergy Technology used in the Toyota Prius and other hybrids draws a parallel between gas/electric harmony and having a weird guy attached to your butt all day. Ya know, that actually kinda makes sense. More » -
#carcrashes
REPORT: Hybrids More Likely To Mow Down Bikers, Pedestrians
Are hybrids really a silent killer? A study put together by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seems to think so. NHTSA's found a higher incidence of pedestrian/bike crashes with hybrid vehicles. More » -
#lolcars
Get "Jalopnik Rules" Up On Times Square Billboard With Prius iPhone App!
Here's the deal. Toyota has a Prius iPhone app that'll let you draw things and get them on a big screen in Times Square. First person to get a photo to us of it saying "Jalopnik Rules" wins. Now go! More » -
#carcrashes
Prius, VW Crush Tesla In Green Car Violence
Volkswagen is pushing TDI as a green alternative, and Toyota is pushing the Prius. Both of them pushed this Tesla into a useless box in Demark. Better move to Colorado, dude. [Autopia]
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#cardesign
Witness the iPhone-ized Future Of Auto Show Displays
You just know that flat screens with icons in a grid are the zeitgeist when even a carmaker’s display screen looks like an iPhone. More » -
#carculture
Eight Automotive Myths We Choose To Believe
Sometimes traditional beliefs run contrary to the facts. Most times it's beneficial to examine those beliefs and adjust to a new way of thinking. But sometimes ideas attain the status of myth for very good reasons. Here's eight of those. More » -
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#alternativeenergy
One Of These Vehicles Is Powered By Electricity, Can You Guess Which One?
Both the 2010 Toyota Prius and the Brammo Enertia are at the Gizmodo Gallery in SoHo this week. Can you figure out which one is powered by clean electricity and which one dirty dino juice? -
#ifeelgassy
Toyota Tells Dealers To Expect Prius Name On More Hybrids
Toyota will use the Prius name on more hybrid models in its U.S. lineup, the automakers' top executives told a meeting of U.S. dealers in Las Vegas this week. But don't expect "Prius" to become a Scion-like sub-brand. More » -
#lolcars
"You Hit Me With Your Prius"
A San Francisco bicyclist and Craigslister offers to sit down with the Prius driver who hit him for a nice cup of coffee... and strangulation!. Moral of the story? Don't hit and run, it's not polite. [Best of Craigslist]
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#ifeelgassy
Algae-Powered Hippie Car Attempts Cross-Country Trek On 25 Gallons Of Biofuel
Algae-based biofuel is a relative unknown with actual potential for future use, as we've said in the past, and biofuel producer Sapphire Energy has unveiled a modified Prius they'll run coast-to-coast on 25 gallons of Algae fuel... sorta. More » -
#carart
How To Add 8-Bit Flames To Your Toyota Prius
Initially, the idea of adding flames to your Toyota Prius seemed foolhardy to us. And then we saw this fine example of 8-bit flames on the side of a 2010 Toyota Prius. Fitting. How it was done below the jump. More » -
#ifeelgassy
Prius Has Enough Neodymium To Crush Your Hand, Stress World Reserves
Hybrids have become the public perception of the pinnacle of efficiency, though they may become victims of their own success. A recent Reuters report details how hybrid sales growth is spurring fears of shortages in the rare earth elements market. More » -
#frankfurtmotorshow
Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Concept Plans Euro Vacation
Toyota's already got 150 plug-in Prius units in a JDM field trial. We're now told we'll be seeing a plug-in concept later this month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. [Carscoop] -
#customcars
Six-Door Prius Limo Totes Kids, Lots Of Junk
Let's say you have a sick love of the Toyota Prius, but you also need the kid-toting and junk-hauling capabilities of a limousine. Solution? Weld a whole new section in the middle and make yourself a six-door Prius hybrid-limo. More » -
#adwatch
Toyota Outhippies Itself With Freeway Flower Installation
Toyota’s Harmony Prius commercial was hippie enough. In a logical next step, they are now planting flowers by Californian highways. Swarms of 20,000 flowers! More » -
#bumpercars
Kia Soul, Insight And Prius Awarded IIHS Top Safety Ratings
Both the 2010 Honda Insight and 2010 Toyota Prius earned top safety ratings from the IIHS, meaning neither can hold it over the other's head. The cheap Kia Soul, though, is probably going to do some boasting. More » -
#hybridcarwars
Report: Toyota Preparing Compact Hybrid
With the 2010 Toyota Prius moving to the mid-size category and the 2010 Honda Insight undercutting it on price, it's logical a new compact Toyota hybrid is in the works for late 2011. Reuters has the details. [Reuters] -
#carcrashes
Prius Knocks Out Power To Connecticut Town
A Toyota Prius crashed into a utility pole around 1AM, knocking out power to 4,000 residents of Ellington, CT. The driver then fled the scene on foot. At least he was being green. More »
