Posts Tagged ‘Prius Plug-in Hybrid’

  • Production Ready Prius Plug-In Hybrid Set for Frankfurt Debut
    The production ready version of the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid will be officially unveiled at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show in September, Japanese biggest automaker announced today. The new Prius Plug-in Hybrid features a new, more compact lithium-ion battery that the current Prius PHEV, which has been developed to meet Toyota’s rigorous standards for reliability. Based...
    by at August 12th, 2011 at 08:08 am
  • Toyota to Start Electric Car-Sharing Program in Japan
    Toyota Motor Corp. announced it will launch a car-sharing program for residents at three condominiums in Tokyo and Nagoya next spring, using its iQ-base electric car and Prius Plug-in Hybrid. Toyota will allocate two of a total of six iQ-based electric cars and Prius Plug-in Hybrids in two condominiums in Tokyo and one in Nagoya — allowing their residents to book...
    by at June 14th, 2011 at 08:06 am
  • Toyota to Make Plug-ins Standard for Prius from 2014
    Toyota may make plug-in hybrid the standard option for the Prius range by as early as 2014, according to a new report from Japan’s Nikkei business daily. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid will feature high-performance lithium ion batteries, enabling it to travel more than 60km (37 miles) per liter of gasoline, compared with 38km (24 miles) for the current version, the paper said. The...
    by at May 9th, 2011 at 08:05 am
  • Toyota Launches Priority Registration Website for Prius Plug-In Hybrid
    Toyota announced the introduction of a new Online Order System that will launch later this year for the all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid. The first phase of the Online Order System, called Priority Registration, will launch on 22 April 2011. Customers who are interested in being one of the first to own a Prius Plug-in can log on to www.toyota.com/plugin and complete their...
    by at April 19th, 2011 at 12:04 pm
  • Toyota Launches Prius Plug-In Hybrid Trial in Paris
    Toyota delivered three Prius Plug-in Hybrids to the City of Paris as part of an agreement with EDF. During the next three years, the Prius PHVs will be used by various departments of the City Office to validate the relevance and performance of this technology among the sustainable mobility solutions used in the French capital. For this demonstration, EDF and its subsidiary...
    by at March 28th, 2011 at 02:03 am
  • Zipcar Adds Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrids to Fleet
    Zipcar and Toyota are introducing eight Prius Plug-in Hybrids to the car sharing company’s fleet, to test and evaluate plug-in hybrid technology and gain increased intelligence on how electric cars can fit into a large-scale car-sharing model. The Prius Plug-in Hybridss are now available to Zipcar members in Boston/Cambridge, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon. The eight...
    by at January 28th, 2011 at 06:01 am
  • Toyota Launches Prius Plug-In Hybrid Trial in New York
    Toyota said today that New York City will join the company’s U.S. Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle demonstration program. Five new Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles will be used on city streets as part of Toyota’s partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. As part of the demonstration program,...
    by at December 2nd, 2010 at 10:12 am
  • Toyota to Rent out Plug-In Prius in Nagasaki Prefecture
    Toyota Motor Co. announced Friday that it will begin renting its plug-in Prius hybrid vehicle in Nagasaki Prefecture in what will be the Japan’s first rental service for plug-in hybrids. Two plug-in Prius hybrids will be available at a Toyota rental and leasing company in the city of Goto. Rental fees will be 8,400 yen (US$95.73) for up to six hours, 9,450 yen for...
    by at July 5th, 2010 at 06:07 am
  • Toyota Launches Plug-In Prius Trial in London
    Toyota launched its first trial of Prius plug-in hybrids in the UK today in collaboration with EDF Energy, as part of its plans to bring the car to market by the and of 2012. A total of 20 Prius plug-in hybrids will begin operating in London in July 2010, leased to five businesses and public organizations. This project is part of a global Toyota project involving 600 Prius...
    by at June 21st, 2010 at 08:06 am
  • Toyota Launches Strasbourg Plug-in Hybrid Project
    Toyota, French energy provider EDF, and the City of Strasbourg have launched a plug-in hybrid test program in Strasbourg that will see around 100 plug-in hybrids using dedicated charging infrastructure in the French city. The plug-in hybrid test project has received support via the Research Fund managed by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency ADEME. This...
    by at April 27th, 2010 at 10:04 pm