Toyota go hybrid with the Auris
02/09/09 19:12 Filed in: News
At the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show (September 15 to 27), Toyota will take the wraps off its Auris HSD hybrid concept.
Toyota is, of course, one of the pre-eminent promoters of hybrid cars with the Toyota Prius, but this is the first time that Toyota has applied full hybrid technology to a mainstream model. The company adds that it is the first step in deployment of their Hybrid Synergy Drive across the company’s model range.
Adding to the Toyota hybrid focus at Frankfurt is the first showing of the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept car. Unlike the normal Prius which generates all its own electricity from a combination of its conventional petrol engine and energy recovery systems, the new Prius concept can be charged from the mains supply. This allows it to operate in pure electric mode for short-range day-to-day transportation.
Toyota plans a field trial with 150 of the new Prius Plug-in Concept cars being leased to selected fleet customers.
Toyota is, of course, one of the pre-eminent promoters of hybrid cars with the Toyota Prius, but this is the first time that Toyota has applied full hybrid technology to a mainstream model. The company adds that it is the first step in deployment of their Hybrid Synergy Drive across the company’s model range.
Adding to the Toyota hybrid focus at Frankfurt is the first showing of the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept car. Unlike the normal Prius which generates all its own electricity from a combination of its conventional petrol engine and energy recovery systems, the new Prius concept can be charged from the mains supply. This allows it to operate in pure electric mode for short-range day-to-day transportation.
Toyota plans a field trial with 150 of the new Prius Plug-in Concept cars being leased to selected fleet customers.
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