I’m rolling down the road in suburban Detroit in the back seat of a 2014 Toyota Prius that has already seen 97,000 miles pass under its wheels.

A thought bubble appears above my head: Isn’t it time for all gasoline-powered vehicles to be hybridized? Judging by the way this Prius sounds, feels and performs, you’d never know it has been driven a distance that equals nearly four trips around the world. The car is one of the newest in a fleet of 34 Toyota Prius taxis operated by Michigan Green Cabs in metro Detroit and nearby Ann Arbor, Mich.   more...

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