Baby Prius to debut next week in Detroit

It will be $3,000 cheaper and presumably with much better mileage. Toyota is going after the lower end, city car hybrid market. But is is that enough of a price drop?

Prius powers home during blackout

John Sweeney ran his fridge, freezer, wood stove fan and even his television and lights using his Prius for three days while the power was out in his town. By using an inverter to convert the car’s DC power supply into household AC, Sweeney was able to generate 120 volts.

And he only used five [...]