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Been losing some miles per gallon on your Toyota Prius? I spoke with someone who teaches auto tech and he gave me some very helpful tips that I want to share with all of you. Check it out.

Lexus is Toyota. The CT200h is really nothing more than a hyped-up technical version of the Toyota Prius. Here are my reasons why.

I have written several articles on catalytic converter theft, and I have a feeling this one will not be my last. Here is what you need to know about the palladium price increase and how it will affect your Toyota Prius.

The Telsa Cybertruck is every failure and some success in automotive history within the past 70 years. Here is how Cybertruck learned from all previous failures and will use them to win.

There are many voices out there competing for your attention when it comes to fixing your hybrid battery. When we get right down to it, we should have learned how to take care of your Toyota Prius hybrid battery long ago. Learn why I am flying to Brazil to teach shop owners why this secret is so important.

Trouble codes are there to help us know if our car is having and issue. So, what happens when your Prius sends you a code that is not simple? This code did that to me on my Prius. I had to dig deep to find the answer, but now you can benefit from it.

If you are wondering how in the world these two vehicles could possibly be the same, just hear me out. The Toyota Prius and Tesla Cybertruck have more in common than you may think.

Toyota of San Fransisco has decided to take a stand against catalytic converter theft. They are working with a company named Cap City Muffler. Together they plan to keep the Prius crowd safe by using this new product, Cat Security.

The Toyota Prius is an amazing vehicle. Other car manufacturers have been compelled to keep up. The sad part is, they are not doing it right. Here are two facts on why start-stop technology is inferior to hybrid technology.

The first-generation Toyota Prius was weird. Most do not know about these three weird things that were standard for the early years.

No car is perfect, but this one thing about my Prius drives me crazy. In this article, we will review what that annoying thing is, and what can be done to fix it.

We do impossible things all the time. Elon Musk completely built an electric car company, Henry Ford made an affordable family car, and the list goes on. If we can do the impossible, reason would have it that a Toyota Prius never having to be charged is one hundred percent viable. I am talking about a solar Toyota Prius. Here are 2 reasons why.

When it comes to treating your Toyota Prius right, be sure if you are not doing it yourself, that the hands that are working on it are. Here are 3 logical reasons you should stay away from Wal-Mart and Jiffy Lube.

There are plenty of Toyota Prius cars out there with loads of miles, to that there is no argument. But how long did Toyota engineers intend those cars to last? Here are some interesting facts that may surprise you about how companies define "lifetime."

If you have not heard about the string catalytic converter thefts on Toyota Prius cars, trust me, it is real. Here is how one company is fighting back against the thieves.

If you have cloudy, foggy, or heavily oxidized headlights on your Toyota Prius, spend $12 and fix the problem with this straightforward do-it-yourself kit. Restore visibility and improve safety as the nights get longer.

When it comes to a hybrid battery replacement, there seem to be many options. Here are the 3 best options should you need to go that route.

Ever wondered what the inside of a used 600 dollar Toyota Prius could look like? Check this one out.

Owning a Toyota Prius has made me concerned about what fuel mileage I am getting. The real question is, am I being obsessive about it? Here are some reasons why I think we do.

If you are thinking of selling your Prius you may want to think about getting this tool that will not only increase the value of the car but reassure the new owner of the Prius' ability to survive.

For the last 26 years the City of Beverly Hills LA holds a Father’s Day treat for families by hosting a free classic car show on its own storied swanky 5 Avenue Main Street, on Rodeo Drive. This year’s theme was the 100th anniversary of the founding of Bentley Motors Ltd, and Bentley was in the house, and on the Drive!

EDIT 5/27/19- Fiat Chrysler submits formal merger proposals to both boards of directors of FCA and Renault in a 50/50 acquisition. Both companies want to consolidate. The fact is that they really can benefit from each other, so as long as it isn’t about another LeCar econobox or Alliance compact!

Off to the Electric Chair! Unlike other legacy car companies with their so called 5 and 10 year plans toward electrification, this is how I know VW Group is pretty damn serious about meaning what it says about an electric future. Its lead luxury brand Audi plans on electrifying or eliminating some of its iconic signature vehicles way sooner, and in doing so, it’ll send a shakeup message to the luxury car market that electric cars are now the new marque to be judged.

Something is going viral like canine parvo across the internet, and it’s becoming a fascinating watch. You’ll see scores of Tesla owners actually playing hide and seek with their new Tesla Model 3s with the latest upgraded hard and software, in lots and garages. The scary but endearing part of the process is when their cars “sniff” them out to reunite. Welcome to an unexpected turn in the Driverless Car Revolution: it’s now about Astro, not Rosie!

A Boston area driver walked away from a brutal crash last week with only bumps and bruises after his 2001 Toyota MR2 was involved in a brutal crack-up on Interstate Route 95. The operator swerved to avoid an item that flew out of a pickup bed and ended up in collision with a semi-trailer. The image speaks for itself.

ANALYSIS AND OPINION: The Eve of the Ides of March like the Model Y unveil at the Tesla Design Studio came like the new car itself and went like any other event without much fanfare. Both are no frills or gimmicks, the most practical you can get in a car and an event, neither didn’t take much money to make, and in the car’s case it has the potential to outsell it’s siblings combined.

Public charging, replacing, and upgrading an ion battery to a BEV apparently got a little easier and maybe even cheaper to do when two startups recently announced they inked a deal to combine their services onto one menu. Fenix Power and ChargeShare, two young companies worth keeping an eye on, are looking to make BEV ownership easier, cheaper, more accessible, and convenient, and believe they’ve found a way to bridge both the new sales and after market parts arenas in the BEV industry.

ANALYSIS AND OPINION: I continue the miniseries of stories of “Life after Leaf” in this beginning of the post-hybrid age when we are now getting over PHEVs and short range BEVs like Nissan Leaf, and taking a more serious look at new BEVs now that they’re more car and charging choices, better battery ranges, and cheaper prices. One option coming soon is a BEV CUV that’ll compete with the Hyundai/Kia SUV electrics. Here’s the unveiling of the smaller Model Y.

ANALYSIS AND OPINION: This is an ongoing mini-series of reports themed “life after Leaf,” where I take a look at what happens when you turn in the keys of a firsthand used BEV like Nissan Leaf after a brand new lease or purchase, to wonder what happens to the car thereafter. There’s such a plentiful amount of them that many will not see a long life, but in this report we take a look at why it makes sense to still buy a cheap used all electric car.

Sometime next year BMW will be introducing their first real non-compliant full production all electric car. It won’t look as funky as i3 does. It’ll actually look like a real normal car. And it’ll be based off the 4 series. So with my BMW in the shop AGAIN, and the dealer giving me a 430 coupe as a loaner, I decided to take this opportunity to give you a dynamic of what to expect from a 4 series electric by looking at the gas one and my car, a 3 Series, first.