Toyota Prius

Toyota Prius
Toyota Prius
Overview
Manufacturer	Toyota
Production	December 1997 – present
Model years	2001–present (US)
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact/supermini (B) (1997–2003); Compact/small family car (C) (2003–present);
Body style	4-door sedan (1997–2003); 5-door liftback (2003–present);
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive; Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (E-Four);

The Toyota Prius is a hybrid vehicle from the Japanese automobile producer Toyota. It is called 'hybrid' because it has two different engines: a gasoline engine (combustion engine) and

an electric motor. Because of the electric motor, it uses less fuel than a normal gasoline automobile when driving at low speeds (for example in the city).

The electric motor uses batteries for its power, and these batteries are charged by a dynamo when the gasoline engine is used at higher speeds.