greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/23/2008
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The Prius has a new use, and it does not involve driving.
jalopnik.com - 12/26/2008
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jalopnik.com —
When an ice storm knocked out power to
much of New England, one Toyota Prius owner reached...
for his inverter and powered some of his home with the happy little hybrid. Smug FTW? Yes. John Sweeney, of Harvard, Massachusetts, was among the many ...
(more)
Tech-Savvy Prius Owner Uses Hybrid To Power House During ...
freep.com - 12/24/2008
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freep.com —
Toyota said today that a battery electric car
concept that will debut at the 2009 North American...
International Auto show will be smaller than its Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. This is a pure electric vehicle, said Toyota spokeswoman Jana Hartline. ...
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Toyota's electric car smaller than Prius | Freep.com | ...
obsessable.com - 12/26/2008
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obsessable.com —
a dude in Mass. hooked up his Toyota
Prius up to an inverter and powered his house...
(including a television, refrigerator, freezer, lights, and stove) with it after a snowstorm
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Toyota Prius powers house during snow storm
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... It’s a Bird, It’s a Hybrid, It’s an Emergency Generator: A Toyota Prius powered the refrigerator, freezer, TV, wood stove, fan, and lights for three days on five gallons of gasoline in a Massachusetts home during a blackout. — NYT’s Green Inc. ...
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Prius: It’s Not Just a Car, It’s an Emergency Generator - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com ...
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... Prius as emergency generator - New York Times story about a clever gent who didn't panic during the ice storm, but used his Prius to generate power to see him through. ...
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