Prius Ad Campaign

There have been some interesting ads on TV, marketing the famous gas/electric icon across the US. We applaud Toyota on their marketing campaign but we’re now dreaming of seeing a fully electric version on the road. With their other product lines, Toyota has been working to bring local manufacturing to the United States. They recently partnered with Subaru to produce the Camry at their established Indiana plant.

City of Chicago to Buy 300 Hybrid Cars From Toyota for City Fleet

It seems that after seducing a lot of american households, Hybrid cars start to find their way to city car fleets. The city of Chicago has just signed a $8.7 million contract with Toyota to provide up to 300 hybrid vehicles - including 100 prius - to its 5,400 cars fleet.

Under the contract, the city will buy 100 Prius sedans, 100 Camry models and 100 Highlander SUVs from Northside Toyota in the next three years. A spokeswoman for the city’s Fleet Management Department says the city is trying to boost the number of alternative fuel cars by ten percent each year.

via Green Car Congress