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Toyota Prius
The Toyota Prius, the hybrid car popular and ecological par excellence, has made since its release for over 11 years to become an icon of driving ecolgía and clean, has surpassed one million units sold worldwide , as announced by the Toyota brand.

The life of the Prius will start after being put up for sale in Japan in 1997, and after his release later in 2000 in Europe and USA. In 2005 China began manufacturing and marketing Yase in over 40 countries.

The brand has announced that since its release until early March had reached 1.028 million units sold.
Perhaps not a spectacular figure in a computer vehicle sales overall, but it is a milestone as the first vehicle launched to the masses with hybrid technology: a gasoline engine in combination with an electric motor, with a recovery system braking and energy storage in batteries, and a CVT automatic transmission, which manage to reach a consumption of 4.3 liters of gasoline and emissions 100km 104gr/km minimum travel.

And that’s just the beginning, since Toyota has set an ambitious target to extend hybrid technology: in 2010 to sell one million vehicles a year to have such technology. Objective complicated but possible, given the increasing environmental awareness and the importance of consumption when purchasing a new vehicle.