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Toyota Launches Sales of Prius and Camry Hybrid in South Korea

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Now available are the third-generation Prius gasoline-electric hybrid midsize vehicle, the Camry and Camry Hybrid midsize sedans and the RAV4 crossover SUV. TMC has set an initial combined monthly sales target of 500 vehicles and aims to increase that number to 700 vehicles beginning in 2010.

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Oak Ridge Two-Phase, Floating Loop Cooling System for Power Electronics Meets DOE 2020 Targets

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The Camry Hybrid inverter offers about 8 kW/L, according to ORNL.) Olszewski suggests that the floating loop-based inverter would be most appropriate for a HEV or a PHEV application because of the restricted amounts of volume available. IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2007). Conklin, John S. Hsu, Kirk T.

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Argonne Study Examines Impact of Real World Drive Cycles on Efficiency and Cost of Different PHEV Configurations

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Aymeric Rousseau, program manager at Argonne, presented a small slice of this wide study at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009 (AABC) this week in Long Beach. Camry hybrid) PHEV with a 4 kWh and an 8 kWh pack; and a series hybrid (extended-range electric vehicle, e.g., Volt) with a 12 kWh and a 16 kWh pack.

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