Toyota gave the Prius Plug-in Hybrid upgrades where it matters the most: The powertrain. The new Prius Plug-in Hybrid has a 13.6-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery compared with the 8.8-kWh battery ...

Launched in Japan in 1997, the Toyota Prius hybrid ... the 1 million mark. The Prius uses a gasoline engine and an electric motor with a battery pack. The hybrid system saves fuel by using the ...

The new Toyota ... hybrid vehicles, including the Prius, drags us further into the climate crisis,” said Daniel Read of Greenpeace East Asia, based in Tokyo. Read said electric vehicles and fuel ...