Toyota Prius: Electric Cars: Eco20/20

Toyota Prius

Hybrid cars have been coming up a big way recently due to their low costs and greener technologies. Toyota has released their latest hybrid, the Prius. Toyota started selling automobiles in America in the mid 1950's.

From then on they have been successfully making cars for 50 years and have been delivering a perfect mixture of quality, pricing, safety and satisfaction. Hybrid cars refer to those cars which have two sources of power. Mainly these include gasoline and one other alternative fuel such as hydrogen or electricity.

The Toyota Prius has dimensions of 58.7 inches by 68.7 inches by 175.6 inches and it has a curb weight of 3042 pounds. It seats 5 people and has a passenger capacity of 93.7 cubic feet along with a luggage capacity of 21.6 cubic feet. The car is spacious and comfortable with 38.6 inches of head room, 54.9 inches of shoulder room, and 52.7 inches of shoulder room and 42.5 inches of leg room.

The fuel tank has a storage capacity of 11.9 galloons. The Toyota Prius has a 15 inch 5 spoke alloy P195 and 65R15 tires or 17 inched P215 and 45R17 tires. It has a minimum ground clearance of 5.5 inches.

The Toyota Prius has a lot of latest features packed into it. It has projector beam headlights which come with a built in automatic off feature which reduces power wastage. The headlamps contain LED lights and have auto leveling, auto turn off and head lamp washers. The outside mirrors are low powered, heated and easily foldable as well as color keyed. The rear window has an electric defogger with an automatic timer. The windshield significantly reduces the amount of UV rays coming into the car. The side and passenger windows are water repellent to keep the insides of the car dry even in heavy rain and storms. The Toyota Prius takes another green turn with the inclusion of a power tilt/slide moon roof which has its own solar powered ventilation system as well a remote controlled air conditioning system. It also has a roof mounted XM satellite radio antennae. The car has a power assisted ventilated front disc and very solid rear disc brakes with anti-lock break system with integrated regenerative braking. The car also has the Hybrid Synergy Drive technology which combines gasoline and electric propulsion with the ability to operate any one at a time or both. The Prius costs around $37000