MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
The recall covers 7,600 2016 model-year gasoline-electric hybrid cars that need new front passenger air bag assemblies.
Only seven of 29 hybrids offered in the 2016 model year showed a lower total cost of ownership than their gasoline counterparts, representing a sharp decline from 2012 levels, according to an analysis by Vincentric.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety names the 2016 Prius a Top Safety Pick+ award winner after the car excels in crashworthiness evaluations.
Toyota's next-generation plug-in hybrid Prius, called the Prius Prime, improves fuel efficiency by 26% over the outgoing model with an estimated 120 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe), Toyota announced at the New York Auto Show.
Fleets looking for excellent fuel efficiency can look to the Toyota Prius, which still has the best fuel economy of the hybrids available.
Toyota's 2016 Prius arrives with a Mirai-ified exterior design and 10% improvement in fuel economy, but it also helps train you to be a more fuel-efficient driver by displaying specific driving feedback on the instrument cluster next to the odometer. Photos by Vince Taroc.
Toyota Motor Corp. will suspend production at assembly plants in Japan next week due to a steel factory explosion that will delay shipments of the new 2016 Prius hybrid.
The fourth-generation Toyota Prius features improved fuel economy and handling, new technology in the dash and updated but still-distinctive styling.
Early adopters of electric vehicles took a risk on new technology. Years later, fleets share whether the risk has paid off.
Toyota's 2016 Prius features significant under-the-hood improvements, boosting fuel economy and efficiency.