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As anyone reading this blog knows all too well, fuel isn't going to concede to your wallet's cries of anguish.  Unfortunately the price is very likely to hit $5 per gallon (or beyond), and as such it's time for you to start thinking about a more fuel efficient car - and we've got a new Prius model here that you might be interested in:  the Prius c compact hybrid.  But you also…

Headlining the news in the world of hybrid cars, the Prius, diesel engines and - believe it or not - Bavarian luxury vehicles, Toyota Motors and BMW have formed an alliance for the ages in the hopes of expanding upon each company's dominance in the eco-friendly fight against gas guzzlers and high gasoline prices alike.

On the heels of President Obama's recently proposed law that calls for fleetwide fuel economy ratings of no less than 54.5 in the next few years, BMW hopes to use Toyota's excellent Hybrid Synergy Drive technologies - the lithium-ion batteries that have propelled the Prius hybrid to reach a four-car family and over 3 million global sales, predominantly - to accomodate the new law while Toyota aims to expand their European market share with BMW's fascinating 1.6-liter and 2.0-liter diesel engines.

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Never content with having achieved victory, Toyota Motors released news over 2011 that a full, four-car family of Prius hybrids, or Prii as you remember, were in the works.  Among these new cars sits the world renowned Prius hybrid, the first, original, and for lack of a more subtle term trendsetting hybrid, which was recently followed by the 2012 Toyota Prius v, a Prius with up to 44 miles per gallon and well over 55?

For nearly a decade and a half the phrase "eco-friendly" has been synonymous with that of Prius.  By the middle point of this decade, Toyota will have a four-car Prius family, dubbed by the Facebook fans of the world Prii.  So it should come as little shock that the 2012 Toyota Prius has been dubbed the Best Green Car to Buy by GreenCarReports.com.

"The Prius is more than just one car this year," points…

The lucky citizens of Japan, Toyota's birthplace of course, recently got word that Toyota's Prius Plug-in Priority Registration period is over and phase two, the actual ordering stage, is no open.  Along with the official opening of the order phase, Toyota announced that the Prius Plug-in will retail for around 3.2 million yen with over 270,000 yen worth of Japanese government incentives for purchasing eco-friendly hybrid vehicles.

Additionally, Toyota announced the mileage has now grown to almost 17 miles per charge, the Prius Plug-in charges in only 90 minutes from the Japanese 200-volt outlet with an upgraded charging kit (similar to the Leviton charging kit in the United States), and the United States retail price will be set at around $32,000.

Read more details on this exciting new Prius Plug-in in today's blog.

The lucky citizens of Japan, Toyota's birthplace of course, recently got word that Toyota's Prius Plug-in Priority Registration period is over and phase two, the actual ordering stage, is no open.  Along with the official opening of the order phase, Toyota announced that the Prius Plug-in will retail for around 3.2 million yen with over 270,000 yen worth of Japanese government incentives for purchasing eco-friendly hybrid vehicles.

Additionally, Toyota announced the mileage has now grown to almost 17 miles per charge, the Prius Plug-in charges in only 90 minutes from the Japanese 200-volt outlet with an upgraded charging kit (similar to the Leviton charging kit in the United States), and the United States retail price will be set at around $32,000.

Read more details on this exciting new Prius Plug-in in today's blog.

The lucky citizens of Japan, Toyota's birthplace of course, recently got word that Toyota's Prius Plug-in Priority Registration period is over and phase two, the actual ordering stage, is no open.  Along with the official opening of the order phase, Toyota announced that the Prius Plug-in will retail for around 3.2 million yen with over 270,000 yen worth of Japanese government incentives for purchasing eco-friendly hybrid vehicles.

Additionally, Toyota announced the mileage has now grown to almost 17 miles per charge, the Prius Plug-in charges in only 90 minutes from the Japanese 200-volt outlet with an upgraded charging kit (similar to the Leviton charging kit in the United States), and the United States retail price will be set at around $32,000.

Read more details on this exciting new Prius Plug-in in today's blog.

For at least 12 months, the Handy Toyota blog you know and love so much has been throwing new versions of the Prius, dubbed the Prii family, down your throat.  The Prius 5, the Prius v, the Prius c, and of course the Prius Plug-in are generally about 10% of what our staff, by which I mean...

When Toyota promotes a new vehicle, especially one based on and considered an upgrade/update from the currently record-setting Toyota Prius, people take note.  And today I'm happy to announce a certain group of people with a lot of pull have done just that.

Decisive Magazine, a publication that gives out the annual Urban Wheel Award and works closely with the North American International Auto Show, recently dubbed the 2012 Prius Plug-in the 2012...

Click here to watch the 2012 Prius v demonstration video on the Handy Channel on YouTube.

Once more and not to insult anyone but I personally have trouble due to the use of the letter V, today's blog is in regards to the all new 2012 Toyota Prius v, also called the Prius MPV and not to be confused with the Prius (Roman numeral) V or 5.  The Prius (Roman numeral)V would be...