The hybrid car race is on - but the finish line is no checkered flag. It's an attempt to make the longest lasting, most fuel efficient and affordable gas-electric cars on the road in The United States of America.

Toyota has quickly risen to be the most well known hybrid car maker with their 10-Year old (and still running strong) Prius sedan. But even with so many consumers driving off in a new or pre-owned Prius, there are still many car buyers heading towards regular, internal combustion engine vehicles.

Toyota, along with other hybrid car makers, have plans to make…

The Toyota Prius is the world's best selling and most quiet hybrid car. When the electric engine controls the vehicle, you almost can't even hear it pass by. This has been an issue in some areas, especially those with high pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Several accidents over the years involving a collision between hybrid cars and those on foot or on bikes has raised concerns that the Toyota Pius is too quiet. Toyota is working on a solution to the issue.

Toyota will start selling a $148 speaker system in Japan on August 30, which will play sounds…

Toyota has sold One Million Prius Hybrids in Japan alone. This statistic came in last week, after the global auto maker posted a $2.2 Billion dollar profit for their second quarter.

Much of it was due to a rebounding auto market in the United States. A fall in loan defaults and rising sales produced buoyant numbers at Toyota's financial services arm, which accounted for 85 percent of its total North American operating profit.
After taking a hit on U.S. consumers' view of the brand with the recalls, there is more good news for Toyota.
According to YouGov…

Toyota launched a new kind of car in North America ten years ago. The Prius, an affordable car with a hybrid gas/electric power train. In the decade that followed, the Prius has made an indelible mark on the automotive industry. The car with its signature wedge shape proved to be an agent of change, and a start-up for innovative ideas. Over 1.8 million units have been sold in the world to date, with nearly 900,000 in the U.S. alone.

Nearly 900,000 people who chose to drive a Toyota Prius versus the average car in the…