Environmental protection is more popular than ever!
06-16-07, 05:19 PM
#1
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Environmental protection is more popular than ever!
Since 1997, when Toyota introduced the world's first production hybrid vehicle, the Prius, 16,066 Canadians have joined the ranks of green consumers by purchasing a low-emission, fuel-efficient gasoline/electric hybrid from Toyota or Lexus. By adopting this advanced technology designed to help them reduce their dependence on fossil fuels, they have managed to lessen the impact of their lifestyle and activities on the environment.
The Japanese automaker has since expanded its hybrid offerings with the clean, efficient and powerful Camry Hybrid sedan and the Highlander Hybrid midsize SUV, not to mention the GS 450h luxury sedan and the RX 400h luxury crossover from its premium division Lexus.
The numbers...
* So far in 2007, 8,039 Priuses have been sold in Canada;
* In May alone, more hybrids (1,008) were sold than during the first three years of the Prius;
* In Canada, one Highlander out of three is hybrid-powered;
* The Camry Hybrid, chosen as the 2007 Car of the Year, found 4,155 takers since its 2006 introduction, which represents 18 percent of all Camrys sold across the country;
* Launched in May 2005, the Lexus RX 400h accounts for 25 percent of all RX sales. At the end May 2007, Lexus had sold 1,976 units;
* As for the GS 450h, it accounts for no less than 63 percent of the GS' total sales.
* Overall, Toyota hybrid sales have reached the million plateau (1,047,000) across the world.
The Japanese automaker has since expanded its hybrid offerings with the clean, efficient and powerful Camry Hybrid sedan and the Highlander Hybrid midsize SUV, not to mention the GS 450h luxury sedan and the RX 400h luxury crossover from its premium division Lexus.
The numbers...
* So far in 2007, 8,039 Priuses have been sold in Canada;
* In May alone, more hybrids (1,008) were sold than during the first three years of the Prius;
* In Canada, one Highlander out of three is hybrid-powered;
* The Camry Hybrid, chosen as the 2007 Car of the Year, found 4,155 takers since its 2006 introduction, which represents 18 percent of all Camrys sold across the country;
* Launched in May 2005, the Lexus RX 400h accounts for 25 percent of all RX sales. At the end May 2007, Lexus had sold 1,976 units;
* As for the GS 450h, it accounts for no less than 63 percent of the GS' total sales.
* Overall, Toyota hybrid sales have reached the million plateau (1,047,000) across the world.
06-17-07, 04:45 PM
#3
Lexus Fanatic
I haven't actually been up there to check, but I think gas is also somewhat more expensive in Canada than in the U.S. (even in high-priced California).
(Andrew...what does it run in Vancouver?)
High fuel prices, of course, are one of the factors that influence hybrid sales, although one thing about Prius sales is interesting: Surveys have shown that most people buy the Prius as much, if not more, for environmental reasons (mainly the extremely low emissions) than for just good gas mileage......they are trying to make a public environmental statement.
(Andrew...what does it run in Vancouver?)
High fuel prices, of course, are one of the factors that influence hybrid sales, although one thing about Prius sales is interesting: Surveys have shown that most people buy the Prius as much, if not more, for environmental reasons (mainly the extremely low emissions) than for just good gas mileage......they are trying to make a public environmental statement.
06-17-07, 10:19 PM
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Yeah but go in a typical Canadian home in the cold winters - they keep them like OVENS! Probably not so green (or healthy). 
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