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Archive for October 22nd, 2007

Plug-in Prius Closer than We Think? (In Japan, that is.)

Monday, 22 October, 2007

Popular Mechanics is reporting that Japan may get the first plug-in Prius to hit the market. In a briefing by Toyota’s Project General Manager for the company’s Hybrid Vehicle System Engineering Development Division, Yoshitaka Asakura, the indication seemed to be that Toyota won’t wait for lithium-ion batteries to get perfected to go ahead.
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