Rent a Toyota Prius Hybrid at Hertz and Avis

As automotiveblogger.net posted, he really likes to rent a car he ever being curious about when going on vacation or another need to.

Now, there will another ever-popular Toyota Prius hybridbe added to the rental fleets by Hertzand Avis. Both say they'll initially add 1,000 units, with more coming into their fleet later in the year.

Hertz plans to offer the Prius hybridfor rent in Manhattan and select airport locations around the country, and Avis is sticking to the west coast.

All of this comes on the heels of a public relations initiative (pdf)from Enterprise Rent-A-Car last week touting its "unparalleled fleet of fuel-efficient vehicles".

Enterprise claims that 47% of its fleet - almost 334,000 vehicles - average at least 28 miles per gallon and that 28% of its fleet - almost 200,000 vehicles - average 32 miles per gallon.