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The "Game of Life" a classic board game bringing back memories of family gatherings, or arguments. But as "The Game of Life with Prius c" shows,  there's a lot to learn when shopping for a hybrid car.

Prius c - which stands for City, is 1 of 4 highly efficient Prius models - including Toyota Prius, Prius Plug-in, and Prius v.

Prius c will be promoted as the ultimate urban vehicle, thanks to the estimated 53…

Toyota has a new rechargeable battery, similar to one present in the popular Toyota Prius, and is ready to put it against all other electric vehicle competition, including the Chevy Volt EV, which has been competing with the Prius line.

Here's one that will throw you off for a moment when you first hear it: The 2012 Toyota Prius Lineup has been named the "2012 Best Green Car to Buy" by GreenCarReports. That's right, the award that's normally reserved for a single model has been bestowed upon not two, but four vehicles this year, and we here at Beaman Toyota think that it speaks quite highly to the green merits of the…

In 2008, Toyota promised to display a CNG-electric hybrid Camry at the Las Angeles Auto Show. Just before the show, Irv Miller, Vice President, Toyota Motor Sales' U.S. division said, "With this concept, we are confirming our interest in pursuing CNG [natural gas]."

After that, however, all we heard on the subject was static. Perhaps, the automaker's interest in CNG fell in the shadows of their poster child, the Prius.

For, according to a recent report, Toyota's interest in pursuing natural gas is stronger than ever. It indicates that Toyota Motor Corp.'s North American engineering and…

The small micro size of the iQ makes it a perfect candidate for electric technology. And, Toyota is in fact taking that next logical step. But, before they make their EV version of the super compact iQ available to consumers in 2012, they'll give it a proper debut at the 2011 Geneva auto show and test it on the roads in Europe.

At the core of Toyota's iQ-based EV is an electric powertrain based on the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive system and a new flat lithium-ion battery pack. Toyota reports that the updated electric driving system will give…