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Toyota Prius - A Hybrid Car Review91

Toyota Prius - A Hybrid Car Review

A Toyota Prius Hybrid review after 16 months of ownership. Both pros and cons are discussed.

8 comments    battery hybrid hybrid cars
Autonomous Cars: New Age of the Modern Automobile91

Autonomous Cars: New Age of the Modern Automobile

The autonomous car is right around the corner, driving itself toward you. The age of the Jetsons is upon us.

2 comments    safety fantasy camera
How to drive a Prius in the most economic way90

How to drive a Prius in the most economic way

  How to drive a Pruis Prius owners pride themselves on how good their gas mileage is.  At the Huntsman World Senior Olympics in St. George, Utah, another Prius owner parked next to mine.  “So how’s your gas mileage?” I asked, wondering...

10 comments    toyota prius economic driving
How To Get Better Fuel Economy From Your Prius86

How To Get Better Fuel Economy From Your Prius

This article is dedicated not to the hard core hypermiler, but rather to the everyday Prius driver that wants better fuel economy from their Toyota Prius.

2 comments    fuel economy mpg toyota prius
The Prius Bad for the Environment?86

The Prius Bad for the Environment?

There's a serious debate as to whether the Prius is good or bad for the environment. How can this be; shouldn't it be obvious one way or the other? Read to see the complex issues on both sides.

113 comments    technology car energy
How to Open Your Toyota Prius Trunk (a.k.a Boot) When Your Battery is Dead81

How to Open Your Toyota Prius Trunk (a.k.a Boot) When Your Battery is Dead

It's bad enough that you got into your Prius, pressed the Power button and nothing happened. It's infuriating when you discover that your trunk lid doesn't open because that little black button that pops it up is battery operated. You tried to consult your owner's manual to find poor instructions with diagrams that don't resemble your Prius. Here's a photographic step-by-step guide to open your Prius trunk (a.k.a Boot, a.k.a Rear Door) when your battery is dead.

2 comments    toyota prius prius prius boot
The Alternative Energy Car Debate81

The Alternative Energy Car Debate

NEWS FLASH: My local California PBS station is playing "Who killed the electric car" and Huel Houser visiting electric cars on Thursday 1/14/10 check your TV guide. Some contend that: In the interest of sustaining the world as we know it, we may...

9 comments    fuel economy electric car prius
In Praise of the Toyota Prius - Five Myths Debunked82

In Praise of the Toyota Prius - Five Myths Debunked

With gas selling at $4.00 a gallon and crude oil going beyond $135 a barrel there’s a lot more talk about hybrid cars and we see more of them on the road. We also hear statements about hybrids that are...

1 comment    toyota miles per gallon energy conservation
A Self Driving Car Made By Google ~ Nevada Is The First State To Allow Them81

A Self Driving Car Made By Google ~ Nevada Is The First State To Allow Them

Self driving cars, also known as driverless cars began to receive licenses in the state of Nevada the first week of May 2012. This allows these cars to be driven on the streets of Nevada for testing purposes. The purpose of self driving cars is increased automotive safety in the future. If testing is successful, maybe driverless cars will be the future of the automobile.

8 comments    google las vegas nevada
Why Do Toyota Prius Hybrid Owners Drive So Annoyingly Slow?79

Why Do Toyota Prius Hybrid Owners Drive So Annoyingly Slow?

Toyota Prius Hybrid owners sometimes drive differently because the car has unique gauges that provide fuel usage feedback so they can attain 50 MPG or more.

14 comments    energy saving money green energy
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