Every superhero has an origin story. For one hybrid battery rebuilding company, theirs is undoubtedly one for the books. The best part is that legacy is woven into every handbuilt battery they sell.
The Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e is the only hybrid in its class that can give you more traction in winter weather, and the 2021 model adds a larger display, more features, and a longer hybrid battery warranty.
With the 2021 XLE AWD-e and other hybrid models, the Toyota Prius is coming of the age of majority. It is in its 21st year and continues as the favorite among gasoline-electric vehicles in the United States with a total of 2.4 million sold.
When Toyota decided in the late 1990s that Americans were ready for a hybrid, the company gave automotive journalists a taste of the future by lending them right-hand drive Priuses built in Japan. Motorists there drive on the left or correct, as the British like to say side of the road.
The 2001 Prius came with a 75-horsepower four-cylinder gasoline engine working in concert with a 44 horsepower electric motor. Together they delivered an EPA fuel economy rating of 52 miles to the gallon in the city and 48 on the highway. City numbers were higher because urban driving made more use of the electric motor.