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Reduce, reuse, recycle. Toyota believes in keeping it green - that's why the Japanese auto maker has been ahead of the hybrid car competition for the last decade. Now, the company is reaching out to help those with electric car batteries recycle their used powerplants.

Traditional vehicles impliment lead-acid batteries; hybrid cars typically incorporate a separate nickel metal hydride (called NiMH) or Lithium-ion (called Li-ion) battery to generate electric power.

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Toyota hybrid cars are leading the march for a "Future Car Challenge" - Toyota low carbon / low emission cars will be out in force at a November RAC Future Car Challenge event. Three generations of the ground breaking and award winning Toyota Prius hybrid will be the stars of this annual event.

On November 6th, electric, hybrid and low-emission rides are going to travel a 60-mile course from Brighton to London. This is part of a

Toyota is planning on rolling out a full line of various Prius cars under that new nameplate. So far, a minivan, small car and plug-in variants are headed to dealership lots over the next two years. The Japanese automaker will start its sale of a Prius station wagon / minivan next summer, as either a 2011 or 2012 model.

Toyota's plug-in version of the Prius that can get 30 miles on a charge