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A Car is Born

First seen on the showroom floor in December 1997, the Toyota Prius (the name Prius is a latin word meaning "to go before") was the Worlds first hybrid vehicle to make it to the production line, but only just. Many technical and engineering problems early on, and the life expectancy of the batteries nearly ended it's arrival during the development stages...[more]

Hybrid Synergy Drive

The Hybrid Synergy Drive was developed by Toyota to identify a range of different technologies that are used in that company's Prius, Highlander Hybrid, Camry Hybrid, Lexus RX 400h, Lexus GS 450h, and Lexus LS 600h/LS 600hL automobiles.

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It combines an electric drive and a continuously variable transmission. The Synergy Drive is a drive-by-wire system with no direct mechanical connection between the engine and the engine controls: both the gas pedal/accelerator and the gearshift lever in an HSD car merely send electrical signals to a control computer...[more]

The Wikipedia Toyota Prius FAQ Page
The following links are a repository of frequently asked questions about the Toyota Prius as found on Wikipedia, with a major contribution from members of PriusChat
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Toyota Technician Institute in China Marks 20 Years
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that the Liaoning Toyota Jinbei Technician Institute (the Technical Training Center of Toyota Jin Bei of Chin...
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:29:00 +0900

TMC Starts Phase 2 of Philippine Sustainable Reforestation
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces it held a signing ceremony here today to mark the start of Phase 2 of the Philippine Peñablanca Sustainable R...
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:29:00 +0900

TMC Announces Fifth Toyota Environmental Action Plan
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces the Fifth Toyota Environmental Action Plan, which sets out specific actions to be implemented from FY2011 thr...
Publ.Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:29:00 +0900

TMC to Sell Approaching Vehicle Audible System for 'Prius'
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that, in line with its efforts to ensure an ever-safer traffic environment, it will begin sales on August 30 ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:29:00 +0900

'Tacoma' Line-off Ceremony Held at U.S. Texas Plant
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. (TMMTX), TMC's vehicle manufacturing company here, held a line-o...
Publ.Date : Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:14:00 +0900

Toyota City Low-Carbon Verification Project Begins
Toyota City and 19 private-sector enterprises (listed below) today established the Toyota City Low-Carbon Society Verification Promotion Council (Chai...
Publ.Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:59:00 +0900

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