Category Archives: Prius Drivers

Unveiled this weekend at the Tokyo Auto Salon, this conversion turns the current Prius into a camping van of sorts, complete with convertible sofa-bed and overhead sleeping area. It’s made of fiber-reinforced plastic and boosts the car’s length to 196 … Continue reading →

BY JOEL JOHNSON JAN 5, 2012 12:00 PM 50,051 Electric cars are terrible. They just are. They’re a solution for a problem we don’t have. Or rather, they’re a solution for a problem we aren’t about to change: our sprawling, … Continue reading →

TOYOTA PRIUS BY MIKE SPINELLI NOV 7, 2011 12:30 PM Watch this ridiculously smug Prius driver yell at a pickup truck owner I still say we shouldn’t fall for knee-jerk, lowest-common-denominator assumptions, but holy crap is this video not just … Continue reading →

It was 3:30 a.m., and Brian McCarthy was fast asleep when a bear took his 2002 Toyota Prius for a test drive. The Pleasanton man’s car had been parked in the driveway of his west Lake Tahoe cabin. After wedging … Continue reading →

What is the plural of Prius? That’s a question that has been asked ever since the little hybrid hatchback hit the market, and the truth is that even Toyota doesn’t exactly know… but they do have some suggestions. It might … Continue reading →

OAKLAND — Incoming mayor and current Councilmember Jean Quan received an unwanted surprise Tuesday when she found a boot on the car she had parked in her reserved City Hall spot. The car in question, a Toyota Prius, is registered … Continue reading →

Voluntary Recall If you own a Toyota Prius with a model year between 2004 and 2007, you should probably keep an eye on the mailbox for a letter from Toyota. The company has announced a voluntary recall of 650,000 Prius … Continue reading →

Toyota has announced that it will voluntarily repair 650,000 Prius models for a fault in the hybrid cooling system. According to Reuters, a glitch in the vehicle’s coolant pump could cause the vehicle to overheat and lose power, though no … Continue reading →

Air pollution from cars and trucks in Los Angeles and across California has dropped more than 85 percent since 1975 due to clean-air policies, according to a report issued today. “Clean Cars in California: Four Decades of Progress in the … Continue reading →