There are a range of plug-in hybrid conversion kits on the market, all making extravagant claims of 100 miles per gallon equivalent, seamless operation and zero impact on the warranty of the Toyota ...

Nelson Ireson December 8, 2008 Comment Now! With figures that equal the proposed Chevrolet Volt without the wait and with the familiarity of the highly successful Toyota Prius platform, California ...

Like the previously released EDrive kit, this Hymotion Prius conversion package lets you convert your stock Prius into one that can be plugged in for charging. After a 4.5-hour charge time, your Prius ...

When Consumer Reports tested out the Hymotion L5 plug-in Toyota Prius conversion earlier this year, they weren’t overwhelmed with the results. Sure, the mileage they observed was boosted to about 67 ...

In a long term study, the Hymotion Plug-in Prius conversion returned worse than expected gas mileage. The study was conducted by the Idaho National Laboratory, and 115 Hymotion converted Priuses were ...

Toyota Prius owners tend to be a proud lot since they drive the fuel-efficient hybrid gas-electric car that's the darling of mainstream environmentalists and one of the hottest-selling vehicles in ...

Toyota is leasing 500 prototype plug-in hybrid Prius’s to lucky recipients in the U.S, Europe, and Japan next year, but what about all the other Prius owners who want to provide some plug-in juice to ...

Battery specialist A123 Systems reveals it is to launch special plug-in charging kit that would allow Prius to drive up to 40 miles as pure electric vehicle Lithium ion battery producer A123 Systems ...

The Toyota Prius is by far the most popular hybrid on the market, but even though it has a stellar reputation for being fuel efficient, there’s one thing that you can’t really do with it – go camping.

Have you ever looked at a Toyota Prius and felt that the gas-electric machine sits too close to the ground? You know, so close that you need to give it a few extra inches of ground clearance? To be ...

Toward the end of 1997, the world would finally be able to go out and buy a Prius. Years down the line, this hybrid vehicle would go on to be subject to intense scrutiny but an equal share of love, ...