Toyota Motor Corp said it would start taking orders for its first plug-in hybrid car, the Prius PHV, in Japan on Tuesday, touting it as the world’s most practical green car and aiming to steal thunder ...

If we say “hybrid,” you probably picture a Prius. It’s not surprising; the Toyota Prius was the first mass-produced hybrid (it went on sale in the U.S. in 2001) and it remains the most popular today.