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orphancarguyPE Champion Author PEI Posts:3,865 Points:737,915 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 4:41:05 PM Ignore orphancarguyPE Report Abuse Toyota has announced that global sales of its hybrid vehicles — since the first was launched in 1997 — have surpassed 4.6 million units as of Oct. 31, with 1.02 million selling so far this year alone. In August 1997, Toyota launched the Coaster Hybrid EV gasoline-electric hybrid minibus in Japan, and the following December the world’s first mass-produced hybrid passenger vehicle, the Toyota Prius. Sales of the Prius began in North America, Europe and other markets in 2000. The second-generation Prius was launched in 2003, followed by the third generation in 2009. Toyota has expanded its hybrid lineup to include minivans, SUVs, rear-wheel-drive sedans and compact hatchbacks. Globally, Toyota plans to launch 21 new hybrid models by the end of 2015 and will make further efforts to expand Visit Driving.ca for full article

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Toyota has announced that global sales of its hybrid vehicles — since the first was launched in 1997 — have surpassed 4.6 million units as of Oct. 31, with 1.02 million selling so far this year alone.

In August 1997, Toyota launched the Coaster Hybrid EV gasoline-electric hybrid minibus in Japan, and the following December the world’s first mass-produced hybrid passenger vehicle, the Toyota Prius.

Sales of the Prius began in North America, Europe and other markets in 2000. The second-generation Prius was launched in 2003, followed by the third generation in 2009. Toyota has expanded its hybrid lineup to include minivans, SUVs, rear-wheel-drive sedans and compact hatchbacks.

Globally, Toyota plans to launch 21 new hybrid models by the end of 2015 and will make further efforts to expand
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truvoice1 Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,298 Points:477,265 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:21:25 PM Ignore truvoice1 Report Abuse Many naysayers like myself were skeptical about the longevity of the batteries in the Toyota hybrids. Now that the early Prius are 10+ years old, the majority of the battery packs are still working and are projected to last the life of the vehicle. A used Prius might be the bargain of the year in the used car market!
johton Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,230 Points:315,090 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 12:26:01 PM Ignore johton Report Abuse Kind of curious as to how many are still operating: >10 years old, >5 years old?
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,952 Points:726,840 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 10:11:04 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse WOW
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,538 Points:389,345 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 6:41:58 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse Buy American!
heydano67 Champion Author California Posts:1,681 Points:360,460 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 5:49:45 AM Ignore heydano67 Report Abuse a good atart
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,738 Points:1,664,715 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 5:13:52 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Good for Toyota, and it's a shame that other automakers waited as long as they did to put more models out for the public to choose from.
YumaFellow Champion Author Arizona Posts:1,300 Points:624,545 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 3:43:35 PM Ignore YumaFellow Report Abuse Toyota is the leader and for good reason. They have put together a vehicle that is green, gets good mileage, and seems pretty dependable.
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,525 Points:536,460 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 12:28:33 PM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse Good for the planet, and definitely good for them!
Norm10 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,342 Points:163,050 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 11:26:52 AM Ignore Norm10 Report Abuse This is because, unlike all electric vehicles, you can actually drive them longer distances on their gasoline engines, they are cheaper to buy than electric vehicles and you can still look green!
gbs1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,016 Points:745,525 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 11:05:40 AM Ignore gbs1 Report Abuse Hybrids may work for a lot of consumers, but I still cannot see myself buying one, now or in the future.
angel4me Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,814 Points:796,045 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 10:06:02 AM Ignore angel4me Report Abuse not surprised........
dandvicb Champion Author Bridgeport Posts:1,243 Points:1,079,655 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 9:55:58 AM Ignore dandvicb Report Abuse then again, if you have no pwer, cant recharge the car!!!
TomT2Lee Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:5,362 Points:1,599,705 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 9:33:55 AM Ignore TomT2Lee Report Abuse Stop ripping off all American's with the tax rebate for hybrids and then see what happens to sales.
PTBpricer Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,564 Points:208,370 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 9:20:53 AM Ignore PTBpricer Report Abuse Good for Toyota. And for the Toyota critics, our 2002 Toyota Corolla is still humming along.
oilfreak All-Star Author Houston Posts:687 Points:36,885 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 9:18:04 AM Ignore oilfreak Report Abuse Good for them, but I think they shouldn't rely 100% on hybrids to generate more revenue.
el_fr Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,352 Points:747,625 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 9:04:22 AM Ignore el_fr Report Abuse Good for them
Straitliner Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,520 Points:240,450 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 8:54:42 AM Ignore Straitliner Report Abuse Toyota... JUNK JUNK JUNK JUNK JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the1roadhog Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,913 Points:2,058,530 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 8:48:59 AM Ignore the1roadhog Report Abuse Quite the success for the innovative Toy boys
ClarkSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,093 Points:1,014,330 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 8:48:47 AM Ignore ClarkSC Report Abuse Took a while.
RichardoB Champion Author Fayetteville Posts:8,017 Points:2,006,110 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 8:48:29 AM Ignore RichardoB Report Abuse It's not only Toyota. All of the major auto makers are increasing their production and introduction of more hybrid vehicles.
Evilmaddog Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,337 Points:960,475 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 8:28:23 AM Ignore Evilmaddog Report Abuse Prius C... gets great mileage and at a good price
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,538 Points:389,345 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 8:25:57 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse I wouldn't own a Toyota -- no matter how many vehicles they sell!
car253 Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,308 Points:1,471,545 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 8:16:55 AM Ignore car253 Report Abuse RECALL MOTORS will have most of these back at the dealerships to fix defects.
danny999 Champion Author Florida Posts:8,738 Points:1,641,985 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 7:21:28 AM Ignore danny999 Report Abuse Looks like Toyota is doing something right,and their sales were to the public.Not to govt. agencies like GOVT. MOTORS.
leeac Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,611 Points:436,830 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 6:52:50 AM Ignore leeac Report Abuse Hybrids and EVs are here to stay.
yardslave Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,570 Points:599,730 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 6:41:13 AM Ignore yardslave Report Abuse Send CNG cars into the mix...
Seamus4513 Champion Author Orange County Posts:2,598 Points:389,505 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 6:40:33 AM Ignore Seamus4513 Report Abuse Great cars
Wally3023 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,046 Points:543,125 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 6:00:54 AM Ignore Wally3023 Report Abuse That's great
hokieburgh Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,127 Points:467,325 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 5:57:37 AM Ignore hokieburgh Report Abuse sure see lots of Priuses...or is it Pri-I?
djgunrunner Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:10,114 Points:2,351,530 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 4:13:01 AM Ignore djgunrunner Report Abuse Just sort of kicks the butt off the chevy void or I mean volt.
unipanini All-Star Author New York Posts:903 Points:264,575 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 3:02:09 AM Ignore unipanini Report Abuse yay
LauraLea5 All-Star Author Ontario Posts:779 Points:439,085 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 2:28:36 AM Ignore LauraLea5 Report Abuse Okay...
pricewar Champion Author Ogden Posts:1,961 Points:278,140 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 2:13:41 AM Ignore pricewar Report Abuse Anything to get us to buy
wally52 Champion Author Little Rock Posts:27,490 Points:817,435 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 1:31:10 AM Ignore wally52 Report Abuse OK and this is suppose to impress me?
CivicMA Champion Author Boston Posts:1,907 Points:538,020 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 1:24:59 AM Ignore CivicMA Report Abuse Good. Still no personal interest in hybrids.
amerk73 Champion Author Dallas Posts:7,060 Points:1,623,905 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 1:09:42 AM Ignore amerk73 Report Abuse all cars have recall
335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,396 Points:761,970 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 1:02:40 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse OK
kkimes Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,606 Points:1,508,105 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 1:02:38 AM Ignore kkimes Report Abuse I am extremely happy with my 2012 Camry Hybrid. Can't imagine a nicer car at twice the price. It's everything I could possibly want it to be.
millerin Champion Author Orlando Posts:2,322 Points:483,915 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 12:58:41 AM Ignore millerin Report Abuse Nice
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:7,500 Points:1,560,450 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 12:50:29 AM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse There are plenty of Toyota Priuses on the road in my area.
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:3,211 Points:721,585 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 12:50:18 AM Ignore davenles Report Abuse I won't be helping that number climb any higher.
JohnofGB Champion Author Flint Posts:5,436 Points:1,099,120 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 12:22:02 AM Ignore JohnofGB Report Abuse And their recalls are about the same number.
Jumpmaster82 All-Star Author South Carolina Posts:921 Points:851,525 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 12:17:52 AM Ignore Jumpmaster82 Report Abuse a European diesel hybrid maybe, but no Toyotas for me
cheapchickKY Champion Author Lexington Posts:4,032 Points:799,215 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 12:11:24 AM Ignore cheapchickKY Report Abuse Not getting in line, yet.
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,093 Points:800,075 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 12:06:24 AM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse Well, they haven't caught on with car thieves.
1momsunshine Champion Author Ottawa Posts:5,505 Points:1,003,505 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 12:05:25 AM Ignore 1momsunshine Report Abuse Toyota still dominates the hybrid market
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,325 Points:2,374,295 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 11:54:48 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse selling 4.6 million units over 15 years is not very compelling
Barfood Champion Author St. Louis Posts:3,311 Points:1,019,630 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 11:54:41 PM Ignore Barfood Report Abuse Hybrids ARE the alternative.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,113 Points:1,625,315 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 11:46:22 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Some here are still in denial and claim the "those lame hybrids" will never catch on. So much for that absurd theory.
andy1024 Champion Author Allentown Posts:1,712 Points:450,200 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 11:36:30 PM Ignore andy1024 Report Abuse Toyota still dominates the hybrid market.