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Toyota broadly outlines next-generation Prius; developing wireless inductive charging for the plug-in model; bullish on hydrogen

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Toyota’s next-generation Prius will deliver significantly improved fuel economy in a more compact package that is lighter in weight and lower in cost, according to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso. The next-generation Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) is being developed in parallel with the standard Prius model.

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Toyota outlines eco-car plans, battery research progress

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Hybrid Vehicles. Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles. TMC is continuing development of a sedan-type fuel-cell hybrid vehicle (FCHV), with sales aimed to start in around 2015 in Japan, theUS and Europe—markets in which hydrogen supply infrastructure is expected to develop. L/100km) under the 10-15 Japanese test cycle.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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Weigand is looking for a “500-mile battery” such as a Li-O 2 (Lithium air) thin film nano-technology system and for 50% efficient photovoltaic cells. He also served as a media and technology executive at Time Warner, both in corporate positions and at the company’s America Online (AOL) division.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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Of the lead recipients, 24% are small businesses, 57% are educational institutions, 11% are national labs, and 8% are large corporations. This ARPA-E program seeks to develop a new generation of ultra-high energy density, low-cost battery technologies for long range plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. Sion Power Corporation.

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Verso 1.6 D-4D first Toyota with BMW Group-sourced diesel engine

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Hybrid is at the core of our strategy towards sustainable mobility, but we also see a role for clean diesel in Europe. —Didier Leroy, Senior Managing Officer of Toyota Motor Corporation, and President and CEO of Toyota Motor Europe (TME). Undertake joint research into lithium-air batteries. /ul>.

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