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Toyota Prius Plug-in-hybrid Bests Volt Leaf in April Sales

Auto Guide.com -- Toyota continues to enjoy success with its Prius family of models, as its plug-in hybrid sold 1,654 units in the month of April. The sales figure trumps its main competitors, the Chevrolet Volt (1,462 sold) and the Nissan Leaf (370 sold) making it the most popular plug-in vehicle last month in America. It’s no huge surprise that the plug-in variant of the Prius is selling well compared to its counterparts, considering how well-known the Prius moniker has become over the years.
Last month the Japanese automaker also saw the highest sales total for its Prius models ever for the month of April, moving a combined figure of 25,168 units across all its model variants. In total, Toyota sold 30,126 hybrids while its luxury division Lexus moved a respectable 2,467. Compared to April 2011, Toyota’

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Submitted May 04, 2012 By: Gas_Eyes

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remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,963 Points:2,116,640 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 12:03:36 PM Ignore remay Report Abuse range (of the vehicle) and infrastructure mean everything.
jrs4125 Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,753 Points:590,770 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 9:40:18 AM Ignore jrs4125 Report Abuse Alrighty then
Eliano Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,412 Points:388,100 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 9:31:49 AM Ignore Eliano Report Abuse good for them
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,704 Points:2,113,160 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 6:40:17 PM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse mike1881 got it right
benjy Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,591 Points:1,787,550 Joined:Nov 2003	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 4:19:22 PM Ignore benjy Report Abuse the car is O.K. but to hell with the Japanese, they put down America like it's a 3rd world country... wake up people...
leemun Champion Author Utah Posts:5,528 Points:1,039,150 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 4:08:00 PM Ignore leemun Report Abuse Good on Toyota!
Norm10 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,337 Points:162,700 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 9:00:54 AM Ignore Norm10 Report Abuse Anything would beat a Volt!
dgerst Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,702 Points:555,050 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 8:39:18 AM Ignore dgerst Report Abuse The Toyota offers two sources of energy, so if one fails or runs out of energy the other kicks in.
Cashless Champion Author Akron Posts:3,515 Points:733,330 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 8:31:29 AM Ignore Cashless Report Abuse O.K.
Gas_Eyes Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,672 Points:643,885 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 8:16:46 AM Ignore Gas_Eyes Report Abuse They are launching this in only 15 states, and all states in 2013.
batloverNM Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:3,938 Points:1,393,365 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 7:55:23 AM Ignore batloverNM Report Abuse Go electric with any plug-in hybrid for the bests of both worlds!
mike1881 Champion Author Fayetteville Posts:1,290 Points:563,450 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 7:13:42 AM Ignore mike1881 Report Abuse The prius has an established name and value, where as the volt is new and there have already been problems with it.
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,520 Points:533,235 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 7:00:34 AM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse Way to go, Toyota! Kudos to green drivers!
Ahking Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,502 Points:602,520 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 1:17:06 AM Ignore Ahking Report Abuse The Volt seems to do pretty well & trumps the Leaf.
anascom Champion Author Hamilton Posts:1,593 Points:553,115 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 12:11:27 AM Ignore anascom Report Abuse good for Toyota.
kitty1750 Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,199 Points:470,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 12:03:27 AM Ignore kitty1750 Report Abuse It's not affordable for most.
JohnofGB Champion Author Flint Posts:5,416 Points:1,095,220 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 11:24:50 PM Ignore JohnofGB Report Abuse A 100% built in Japan electric car. Wonderful. The Volt is made and built here. People have short memories. Isn't Toyota the car company that knew about its accelerator problem for years and just made excuses and lied. And it killed over 50 people.
uglytom Champion Author Florida Posts:7,464 Points:1,542,015 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 11:15:15 PM Ignore uglytom Report Abuse And?
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,440 Points:1,135,610 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 11:03:57 PM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse Oh what a feeling, Toyota!
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,154 Points:2,370,395 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 10:12:52 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse surprise surprise
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:4,968 Points:1,158,725 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 10:09:07 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse The prius just has a better track record.
Lugi1967 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,778 Points:1,001,045 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: May 4, 2012 9:34:18 PM Ignore Lugi1967 Report Abuse If ya can afford it