Reports say Toyota expects to sell as many as 15,000 of its 2012 Prius Plug-In Hybrid model per year in the United States. But electric-car fans and advocates have vigorously debated whether the ...

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We all understand what miles-per-gallon means for a gasoline car. And we can readily grasp the range in miles of an electric car. But when a car has both a gasoline engine and an electric motor, ...

After GM bet on a lower price for its Chevrolet Volt, Toyota has raised the ante by dropping the price of its competing Prius plug-in hybrid. By knocking $2,000 off the base price of the plug-in ...

When we bought a Toyota Prius in 2005, my wife and I spent the eight bucks to order those yellow DMV stickers that give access to California's HOV lanes. We live in Davis. There are no carpool lanes ...

Editor’s note: This was one of Mr. Roadshow’s favorite columns and stories from more than 30 years of informing, entertaining and getting things changed for Bay Area (and beyond) drivers. It was ...

LOS ANGELES — Sheila Catoira wanted a fuel-efficient Toyota Prius hybrid so badly, she found a used model online and paid $1,000 more than the car would have cost new. With the demand for a ...

Reports say Toyota expects to sell as many as 15,000 of its 2012 Prius Plug-In Hybrid model per year in the United States. But electric-car fans and advocates have vigorously debated whether the ...