The Toyota Prius Hybrid is an electric full hybrid car of the mid size, which has been developed by Toyota Motors. It’s been the first car to be mass produced with the hybrid technology. The car was launched for commercial sales in Japan in the year 1997 and subsequently world wide sales were initiated in the year 2001. Today, the Toyota Prius hybrid car is sold worldwide in about 40 different countries, with Japan and US being the most preferred and demanding markets in terms of sales. Infact, the US market accounts for more than 50% sales share of Prius on a world wide scale. With the launch of Toyota Prius hybrid car,

Toyota Motors has been able to initiate a revolution of using green technology in manufacturing cars. Infact it’s one of the most low – emission car in terms of sales volumes across the globe. The 2008 model of the Toyota Prius Hybrid has been adjudged the most fuel efficient car sold in the US and its 2009 version has been declared as the most fuel efficient automatic car.

The latest generation of the Toyota Prius hybrid, is a much advanced version when it comes to use of technological advancement and is a step above in terms of offering when compared to its predecessors. The design of the latest generation has been completely redone and the body has now become more aerodynamic and is longer than the previous versions. The Toyota Prius hybrid uses a unique and first of its kind all electric technology for A/C compressor cooling.

The car also sports an electronic power steering and a much smaller but longer lasting and powerful NiMH batteries. The latest generation Toyota Prius hybrid will have a 1.8L DOHC 16 Valve VVT-I engine, which will raise its performance standards with better fuel economy especially when taken for long runs on the highway. In terms of its electric motor, it churns out 80 ho output and the larger volume of engine allows the car to achieve increased fuel economy. The new Prius will be priced around $22k figure and the best part is post its launch it will be sold along side the current generation Toyota Prius hybrid’s models.