Produced in the year 1997 for the first time, the vehicle falls under the category of hybrid electric mid-sized cars. The sales of Toyota Prius began in Japan in 1997 and then it became a popular hybrid model across the world within no time, making the vehicle as the first mass manufactured hybrid model.
The vehicle introduced in the other countries in the year 2001. The Toyota Prius is currently sold across more than 40 regions and countries, with North America and Japan being its largest markets. United States happens to be the top seller of the Prius, sold more than half of 1.2 million vehicles world wide.
According to the Environmental protection Agency in United States, the 2008 Prius is the most fuel efficient vehicle in the United States of America. The Toyota Prius is the cleanest vehicle in the United States of America on the non emission of carbon dioxide, as per the tests conducted by the California Air Resources and the EPA.
