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Toyota Prius AWD-e: Going light on the rear motor helps it hit 50 mpg Toyota Prius AWD-e: Going light on the rear motor helps it hit 50 mpg

Bengt Halvorson

The all-wheel drive version of the Toyota Prius introduced last week at the LA Auto Show earns an astoundingly good EPA fuel economy rating of 50 mpg combined—nearly as good as the 52 mpg earned by...

Lithium-ion vs. nickel-metal hydride: Toyota still likes both for its hybridsLithium-ion vs. nickel-metal hydride: Toyota still likes both for its hybrids

Bengt Halvorson

Toyota continues to stay the course with nickel-metal hydride battery cells for many of its hybrid vehicles, even though most other hybrid vehicles from other brands have moved on to using lithium-ion cells exclusively. According to...

2019 Toyota Prius AWD-e priced at $27,3002019 Toyota Prius AWD-e priced at $27,300

Eric C. Evarts

Toyota has released pricing for the new all-wheel-drive version of the Prius that it revealed at the LA auto show last week. The base version of the all-wheel drive model will start at $27,300, including a...

2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid aims for 50 mpg—Prius tech meets frugal mainstream2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid aims for 50 mpg—Prius tech meets frugal mainstream

Bengt Halvorson

With the introduction of a 50-mile-per-gallon Corolla Hybrid at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota is keeping true to a mission it undertook a long time ago: democratizing hybrid technology, and making it mainstream. The carmaker...

Toyota Prius AWD-e earns 50 mpg with all-weather treadsToyota Prius AWD-e earns 50 mpg with all-weather treads

Bengt Halvorson

If you want one of the highest-mileage non-plug-in vehicles on the market—like the Toyota Prius, Hyundai Ioniq, Kia Niro, or Honda Insight, there’s been one quite significant deal-breaker for many Snow Belt families: All-wheel drive simply...

2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: At 39 mpg, the highest-mileage SUV without a charge port2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: At 39 mpg, the highest-mileage SUV without a charge port

Bengt Halvorson

Yesterday, when we brought you our 2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid first drive review, we missed one very important point. At 39 mpg, the RAV4 Hybrid is now the highest-mileage sport-utility vehicle (as the EPA lists them)...

Commentary: Plug-in hybrids shouldn't just be California compliance carsCommentary: Plug-in hybrids shouldn't just be California compliance cars

Bengt Halvorson

With 17 miles of all-electric range, all-wheel drive, and a rugged-hatchback body style, the Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid could be the perfect entry point for a lot of buyers who’d like to get started driving on electric...

2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid first drive review: All the bits and pieces in place2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid first drive review: All the bits and pieces in place

Andrew Ganz

The 2019 RAV4 Hybrid is Toyota’s way of flexing its corporate might. It’s as if the automaker called on each of its departments to create the new hybrid crossover SUV. The folks from design coughed up...

2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid: First drive of 17-mile, 35-mpg plug-in crossover2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid: First drive of 17-mile, 35-mpg plug-in crossover

Bengt Halvorson

To understand the complicated path for Subaru’s first plug-in hybrid, first we needed to hike a mile in the automaker’s shoes. OK, more like 10 miles, actually—driving the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid gingerly up a dusty,...

Toyota Corolla hybrid will join Prius next yearToyota Corolla hybrid will join Prius next year

Andrew Ganz

The redesigned 2020 Toyota Corolla sedan will soon spawn a hybrid variant, the first gasoline-electric version of the automaker’s popular compact car. Toyota made the announcement Thursday as it unveiled the Corolla sedan at simultaneous events...

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Toyota Prius AWD-e: Going light on the rear motor helps it hit 50 mpg Toyota Prius AWD-e: Going light on the rear motor helps it hit 50 mpg

Lithium-ion vs. nickel-metal hydride: Toyota still likes both for its hybridsLithium-ion vs. nickel-metal hydride: Toyota still likes both for its hybrids

2019 Toyota Prius AWD-e priced at $27,3002019 Toyota Prius AWD-e priced at $27,300

2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid aims for 50 mpg—Prius tech meets frugal mainstream2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid aims for 50 mpg—Prius tech meets frugal mainstream

Toyota Prius AWD-e earns 50 mpg with all-weather treadsToyota Prius AWD-e earns 50 mpg with all-weather treads

2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: At 39 mpg, the highest-mileage SUV without a charge port2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: At 39 mpg, the highest-mileage SUV without a charge port

Commentary: Plug-in hybrids shouldn't just be California compliance carsCommentary: Plug-in hybrids shouldn't just be California compliance cars

2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid first drive review: All the bits and pieces in place2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid first drive review: All the bits and pieces in place

2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid: First drive of 17-mile, 35-mpg plug-in crossover2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid: First drive of 17-mile, 35-mpg plug-in crossover

Toyota Corolla hybrid will join Prius next yearToyota Corolla hybrid will join Prius next year

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