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The roll-out of the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf electric cars in recent months has ignited a debate over this new technology.

Skeptics are posing questions about possible ghosts in the machine, wondering how long the batteries will perform at top level, worried about the length of the battery life, and want to know what it will cost to replace a battery if required.

If those questions sound familiar, it's because skeptics were asking…

Toyota Prius can do 62 mpg. As Jim Colon, Toyota vice president for product communication announced this week "Whatever goal [the Obama administration] establishes, Toyota will be prepared to meet. If it's 62 miles a gallon, we'll be able to achieve that."

But according to Auto News: "Martha Voss, another Toyota spokeswoman, said which a carmaker was not endorsing a 62 mpg aim, adding which Toyota considers it too early to pinpoint the

At a ceremony at New York City Hall, President and CEO of Toyota Motors North America, Yoshi Inaba, introduced the all new Toyota Prius Plug-in. He presented models to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Janette Sadik-Khan, commissioner of the city department of transportation.