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Toyota to lease next generation hybrids across Europe

Green Cars News

Alongside France, Toyota is in discussion with three European countries, including the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. The first wave of new PHVs will be deployed to Strasbourg, France, in late 2009, with other markets following suit by mid-2010.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol. I cannot understand the rational for (developing) plug-ins." ( Agence-France Press ). "People wont buy a full car. USA Today ) 6/23/06 "General Motors Corp.,

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It ispleasingly quick but will still only manage 150 miles between charges, muchless than a tank of petrol, even if it costs only £1.50 Previous consumer tests with electric cars – in America and in France – haveshown that drivers’ main concern is being stranded with flat batteries. to charge overnight.