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Prius: 1M and Counting

Posted May 15, 08 3:51 PM CDT in Business    Editor's Choice

(Newser) – The Toyota Prius is a now 1 million units strong, and the landmark gas-electric hybrid, introduced in 1997, is poised to keep growing, the AP reports. Toyota said today it expects to be selling a million a year by sometime after 2010; what’s more, the company claims 4.5 million tons of harmful gases have been taken out of the air since its debut.

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