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Toyota to Start Trials of Plug-in Prius in China

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The Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid is making its China debut at Auto China 2010. Toyota is also showing the FT-CH compact hybrid (Asia debut), the FT-EV II electric vehicle with newly developed motor and lithium-ion battery (China debut), and the FT-86 rear-wheel-drive compact sports car (China debut).

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HyBoost concept achieving close to Prius-level CO2 emissions; aggressive downsizing with advanced boosting and micro-hybrid system

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version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius, according to David Boggs, Ricardo Technical Specialist, Engines, in a presentation at the recent 2011 Directions in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research Conference (DEER) hosted by the Department of Energy in Detroit.

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More Delays For 2012 Toyota Prius Hybrid: Thai Floods Force Toyota To Slow Production

Green Car Reports

The latest disaster to hit Asia this year may have centered on Thailand rather than Japan, but Japanese automaker Toyota has announced that production volumes of its 2012 Toyota Prius hybrid will be directly impacted as its supply chains suffer the effect of the worst floods to hit Thailand for 50 years.

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Nikkei: Honda’s next-gen Fit Hybrid to overtake Toyota Aqua in fuel economy

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mpg US), while the Prius liftback offers 32.6 million cars, nearly double the current output of 800,000 units.The Fit series will be positioned as its strategic cars, with its hybrid version being pushed in North America and Asia. The current version of the Fit offers 26.4 mpg US, 3.8 The Aqua posts JC08 fuel economy of 35.4

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Report: Toyota To Start Commercial Production of Plug-In Hybrids In 2012

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And it plans to sell them in overseas markets as well, such as the US, Europe and Asia. In June, Toyota announced that it will begin leasing approximately 200 plug-in versions of its third-generation Prius equipped with lithium-ion battery packs in Japan starting at the end of this year. Earlier post.).

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. market; many other options await in Europe and Asia. The Toyota Prius, a battery-gasoline hybrid, is a very famous and recognizable example of this approach.

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Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing – ET Auto

Baua Electric

” The testing scandal comes at a time of otherwise stellar performance for Toyota, which makes the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models. The latest problem affects models including the Land Cruiser and Hilux sport utility vehicles sold in Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, but not in North America.

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