Prius: Over one million sold
1,028,000 and countingAs of the end of April Toyota had sold 1,028,000 Prius hybrids since its launch about a decade ago.
Toyota has expressed a goal of one million hybrid vehicle sales per year soon after 2010. Last year Toyota sold 429,400 hybrid vehicles and the automaker is on pace to sell well over 500,000 hybrid vehicles in 2008. And, with the launch of the 3rd generation Hybrid Synergy Drive expected sometime next year, it's beginning to appear as if Toyota might actually come close to hitting its goal of 1 million hybrids per year - a goal mocked by most other automakers just a couple of years ago.
(Reuters via Yahoo)
Labels: Hybrid Vehicles, toyota prius
posted by Dahcredyns at
6:21 AM
2 Comments:
The Prius is seriously lacking in a few areas (though I think it is the best hybrid available in the USA so far).
First, it needs to be E85 compatible! No excuses why the next generation couldn't do that.
Then, make them affordable for the average family with one car. I mean way under $20,000.
Then, get rid of the blind spots and silly small windows. Make the rear roomier. I mean, make it a station wagon! Give it excellent visibility rather than the ugly and dangerous little windows with view blocking spoilers.
I am ready to buy the Prius as soon as these things happen.
Particulary the E85 thing!
E85 is not a viable source of fuel. It takes too much acreage to produce one gallon of ethanol. Plus the biowaste technology is still not affordable.
We have a Prius and it can be improved with off the shelf technology. I believe an electric-diesel hybrid with ultracapacitors is the solution that is plugable. Capacitor for immediate acceleration, battery for constant speed or low acceleration, and diesel for extended trips without plugging in. Best of all worlds.
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