Toyotta Prius

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The Toyota Prius ( /ˈpr iː əs/ ; plural: Prii[1] /
ˈp r iː aɪ/) is a full hybrid electric mid-size
hatchback , formerly a compact sedan
developed and manufactured by Toyota. The
EPA and California Air Resources Board
(CARB) rate the Prius as among the cleanest
vehicles sold in the United States based on
smog -forming emissions. [2]
The Prius first went on sale in Japan in 1997,
and was available at all four Toyota Japan
dealerships , making it the first mass-produced
hybrid vehicle. It was subsequently introduced
worldwide in 2000. [3] The Prius is sold in
almost 80 countries and regions, with its
largest markets being those of Japan and the
United States. [4][5] Global cumulative Prius
sales reached the milestone 1 million vehicle
mark in May 2008, [6] 2 million in September
2010, [5] and passed the 3 million mark in
June 2013. [7] Cumulative sales of 1 million
Prii were achieved in the U.S. by early April
2011, [8] and Japan reached the 1 million mark
in August 2011. [9]
In 2011, Toyota expanded the Prius family to
include the Prius v , an extended hatchback
wagon, and the Prius c, a subcompact
hatchback. The production version of the
Prius plug-in hybrid was released in 2012. The
Prius family reached global cumulative sales
of 3.8 million units by June 2013, representing
71.7% of Toyota hybrid sales of 5.3 million
Lexus and Toyota units sold worldwide since
1997. [10] Global sales of the Prius c family
passed the 500,000 mark in August 2013, with
sales led by Japan with 448,703 Aquas,
followed by the U.S. with 65,583 Prii c. [11]
[12][13][14]
Etymology and terminology
Prius is a Latin word meaning "before".
According to Toyota, the name was chosen
because the Prius was launched before
environmental awareness became a
mainstream social issue. [15]
In February 2011, Toyota asked the public to
decide on what the most proper plural form of
Prius should be, with choices including Prien,
Prii, Prium, Prius, or Priuses. [16][17] The
company said it would "use the most popular
choice in its advertising" [18] and on February
20 announced that "Prii" was the most
popular choice, and the new official plural
designation. [1] In Latin prius is the neuter
singular of the comparative form ( prior, prior,
prius ) of an adjective with only comparative
and superlative (the superlative being primus,
prima, primum ), consequently, like all 3rd
declension words, the plural in Latin was
priora (cf. Latin declension) which was used
by the Lada Priora in 2007.
Beginning in September 2011, Toyota USA
began using the following names to
differentiate the original Prius from some
newer members of the Prius family: the
standard Prius became the Prius Liftback, the
Prius v (known as the Prius α in Japan, and
Prius + in Europe), the Prius Plug-in Hybrid ,
and the Prius c (called Toyota Aqua in
Japan). [19][20]
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