File this under: "Waaaah!" Today marks the first day of the rest of your traffic-choked life if you are one of the 85,000 hybrid vehicle owners with that formerly "magic" set of yellow stickers that allowed you to drive solo in the carpool lane. As of July 1, those stickers aren't worth the sticky paper they were printed on: The carpool party is over. more ›

Torrance-based Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc. announced Wednesday that 75,000 Prius hybrids are heading to U.S. dealerships by year-end to meet an increasing demand, according to the Daily Breeze. The launch of the new Prius v remains on schedule for this fall, the company also confirmed. more ›

52,000 first generation Priuses sold in the U.S., model year 2001 - 2003, are part of a global recall of 106,000 cars, Toyota announced on Wednesday. The voluntary recall will fix a steering problem that could make it difficult for drivers to maneuver the car when turning left. more ›

With so much ground to cover this past weekend and so many slices of LA to savor with Culture Collide, CicLAvia, Wine Fest and more going on, we knew the best way to cap it had to be a joyride away, up in the hills. more ›

As part of an investigation conducted by Toyota and the federal government, testing on the Prius James Sikes of San Diego says he could not bring to a stop could not yield duplicate results, thereby "casting doubt on the driver's story," according to an AP story published by KTLA. more ›

A man who claimed that Toyota said his 2008 Prius wasn't on the recall list when he brought it to a dealer apparently became part of the latest incident in which the vehicle accelerated and wouldn't stop. On Sunday, James Sikes said he was driving on... more ›

A: Verena Mei's checkered flag. more ›

Mahalo Daily hit the streets of Santa Monica and interviewed people about gas prices and how it was affecting them. They also asked gas price predictions for January 1st, 2009. Everyone said at least over $5. The current average price of a gallon of regular gas in Los Angeles is $4.576. The highest reached was 4.626 on June 21. more ›

LAist Featured Photos contributor KeithJ recently found this SMUD plug-in Prius on the streets of Monrovia. Considering the price of gas, even drivers of "traditional" hybrid vehicles like the Prius are feeling the pain at the pump (albeit in smaller quantities). Maybe it will be sooner than we think when our streets are clogged with even more popular fuel efficient vehicles like plug-in hybrids...Could be something worth getting all charged up about, hmmm? more ›

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