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This model goes from Marginal to Good+ for easy child restraint installation. https://t.co/4hfX77aqlw pic.twitter.com/KkPSOUsWhp

— IIHS (@IIHS_autosafety) September 1, 2016

You have kids. You want to save money, but you also want to keep them safe. As a conscientious parent, you would prefer an eco-friendly vehicle, too. Are all of these criteria possible to meet in one car?

The 2016 Toyota Prius has all the answers.

Despite its compact size, the Toyota Prius is surprisingly sturdy -- earning an IIHS Top Safety Pick+. This award signifies that it passed five separate crash tests with...

Proud to be involved in regenerative youth campus living buildings in @yellowstonePF! More:https://t.co/ZsQhrNPfbm pic.twitter.com/6VMsXGZMwj

— Toyota USA (@Toyota) August 25, 2016

The people of Missoula, Montana are no strangers to national parks. With Lolo National Forest to the west, and Flathead National Forest to the east, everyone has their favorite spot to load up the Toyota, and head into the wilderness for a weekend.

There's no denying, however, that Yellowstone National Park, about 300 miles to the south, has the most acclaim out of all of them.

Toyota Motor North America..

Good news for the Giant Panda. The population has grown - conservation
action works! https://t.co/Yn2uTcEWhJ pic.twitter.com/7ml13vAYgw

— IUCN Red List (@IUCNRedList) September 4, 2016

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced this September that the population of the Giant Panda in the wild is growing. In the 1970s, there were as few as 1,000 pandas left on the planet. This spurred quick action by conservation organizations and zoos around the world.

Captive breeding programs, however, produced notoriously slow returns. In fact, the slow breeding...

Find out what life is like for a new Mirai owner, via @freep https://t.co/MsHjruYoHY

— Toyota USA (@Toyota) July 11, 2016

Changing the world starts with small steps, and for some, a big leap. The World Green Car of 2016 is the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai. The technology is new -- there is no guarantee of how it will stand up to a decade of use -- and fueling stations for hydrogen are sparse.

Yet it seems that the intrepid pioneers willing to take the plunge knew exactly what they were getting into, and why.

"I love it, and I feel…

We're funding 28,000+ species assessments with @IUCN to help protect biodiversity: https://t.co/wGteGwkSku pic.twitter.com/rOO0NUnMbL

— ToyotaGB (@ToyotaGB) May 10, 2016

Toyota has long been committed to helping protect the environment, and it renewed those vows with the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, announced last October. The purpose of this new program is to make a positive impact on society while reducing negative impacts of automobiles on the environment, to help establish "a future society in harmony with nature."

"When tackling threats to the global

It's no secret that the 2016 Toyota Prius delivers fuel efficiency, value and dependability to drivers around the Missoula, MT area. Of course, that's how the Prius has earned its reputation as a leader of the Green Car movement!

But now, the re-designed 2016 Prius has taken a major leap forward in terms of style, capability and comfort. That means the Prius provides a comfortable, connected and fuel efficient daily drive!

The Toyota #Mirai wins World Green Car of 2016. #WCOTY2016 pic.twitter.com/QfP0Asq5j0

— World Car Awards (@WorldCarAwards) March 24, 2016

It has been a long and arduous road that began last spring. That was when the 73 jurors of the 2016 World Car Awards were elected. They hail from 23 countries, including Australia, China, Japan, Germany, India, and the United States, and are all top-level automotive journalists.

That summer, the 2016 Toyota Mirai was nominated, along with seven other candidates, for consideration for the World Green Car award.

Three finalists were selected at the

If you're looking for a vehicle that allows you to have options, we recommend the 2014 Toyota Prius Plug-in. You can either charge it up to receive better mileage, but if the opportunity isn't available to do so, you simply don't have to worry.

Decisions come easy in the Prius Plug-in hybrid, unless you are faced with one like the father is in the video below. Check it out to see how…

Driving every day is one of those small joys that we try our best not to take for granted and our favorite Japanese automaker certainly feels the same way; the Earth is a precious thing, it's our only home, and keeping it happy and healthy is our duty as its residents. Toyota is working towards a greener future in a number of ways, one of which involves all their efforts to keep their vehicles…

Now that the Los Angeles Auto Show has drawn to a close, it seems as though auto enthusiasts can't stop talking about some of the exciting unveils that took place. One model in particular was the 2014 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. After learning about the specs and features of the new model, all of us here at Lithia Toyota of Missoula are counting down the days until this gas-electric SUV make its way to our showroom in February.