Toyota to introduce 3G hybrid engine
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Toyota to introduce 3G hybrid engine
TOKYO, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp. has developed its third-generation hybrid-system engine, combining gasoline and electric power for a more eco-friendly engine.
The smaller engine, which can reduce fuel costs and cut production expenses, will be put into practical use in 2008, the Asahi Shimbun reported Wednesday.
The new engine can be installed on most of the automaker's midsize or larger models.
Toyota will produce key parts of the new engine in the United States to expand the use of the technology around the world.
Toyota installed the first generation hybrid engine in its Prius model in 1997, and the second generation engine, which generated 1.5 times more electric power than the first, was put into use in 2003, as the world's top hybrid system in terms of fuel-cost efficiency at 83.5 miles per gallon of gasoline.
The third-generation engine will be even more fuel efficient and offer higher performance, the company says.
The smaller engine, which can reduce fuel costs and cut production expenses, will be put into practical use in 2008, the Asahi Shimbun reported Wednesday.
The new engine can be installed on most of the automaker's midsize or larger models.
Toyota will produce key parts of the new engine in the United States to expand the use of the technology around the world.
Toyota installed the first generation hybrid engine in its Prius model in 1997, and the second generation engine, which generated 1.5 times more electric power than the first, was put into use in 2003, as the world's top hybrid system in terms of fuel-cost efficiency at 83.5 miles per gallon of gasoline.
The third-generation engine will be even more fuel efficient and offer higher performance, the company says.
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What a pleasant surprise! It would be nice to see a new and more powerful hybrid engine in the new LS600h. I wonder if this engine will show up in the new Tundra and the new suv's from Toyota/Lexus.
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Henry is really thinking about the LS600h
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