Plug-in Toyota Prius coming to Japan in 2 years

As reported at the end of July, Toyota has begun testing of a plug-in Toyota Prius and will become the first manufacturer to have it certified for use on public roads in Japan.

AutoExpress is now reported that the The Toyota Plug-in HV will be on the Japanese market within 2 years. Toyota engineers have said that they’ve improved the battery-alone mileage from 2 to 8 miles....
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Will_ - 8/8/2007 11:45:14 AM

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That's a pretty paintjob...

SupraNeverBack - 8/8/2007 2:28:40 PM

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Plug-in hybrids in two years vs. 50 states legal diesels in two years.

Now you know who will be the losers.

BentleyGT - 8/8/2007 5:56:29 PM

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Yea the ones with high electrical bills shooting through the roof

XYZZ - 8/9/2007 8:14:18 AM

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electric bills can go shooting thru MULTISTORY roofs, and still MORE THAN COMPENSATE for mpg figures from some 100+mpg to simply incalcuble. (like when some will get around to filling their tanks ONCE a YEAR or so.)

XYZZ - 8/9/2007 8:17:53 AM

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someone once cranked thru the figures, and said a plug-in hybrid's incremental electric bill increase would be the equivalent of ...

ta daa! TWO CENTS a MILE whenever the gas engine is dormant.

XYZZ - 8/9/2007 8:35:43 AM

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correction: "and still MORE THAN COMPENSATE" should be "and HARDLY compensate."

BentleyGT - 8/9/2007 2:06:07 PM

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Your comments bore me. Goodnight!

paul3230 - 8/9/2007 9:53:14 PM

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Go Volt!

XYZZ - 8/12/2007 8:08:10 AM

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"Your comments bore me. Goodnight!"


not unexpected. SIMPLE minds are easily bored. especially when stupid statements they generate get deflated or shown up as being TOTALLY wrong.