Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Toyota: Plug-in hybrid and electric already in 2012

Present the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid in 2012, using new lithium-ion batteries in 2014 and this technology will become the only one available. According AutomotiveNews consumption will touch the 60 km / l and the model will not be much change in price. Plug-in Hybrid technology in the coming years will be the compromise more palatable, but Toyota will not give up the research on fully electric vehicles: waiting to establish precise rules for the creation of infrastructure charging capillary, the electric version of the IQ debut already in 2012, with lithium batteries and battery life of around 105 km, while the U.S.

version is expected to zero-emission RAV4 developed in collaboration with the Tesla. In total, Toyota will introduce 11 hybrid models by 2012, considering restyling and new models, while the target of one Prius Plug-in Hybrid is approximately 50,000 units per year, compared with 700,000 units sold in 2010 hybrids, the Japanese will meet the quota by 1 million cars a year in 2015.

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