GFerg

EV means Electric Vehicle


http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1743417,00.html

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

That's cool. It'll be an electric car or a true hybrid depending on what you need/want. Move versatility means more customers. Go Toyota!

02_SY_5spd

OMG first thread I look at on this board and I already found two intelligent members. THANK GOD! Bye Bye IS 300.net Happy to be here. This is the first I've heard of Toyota making this. My dad is doing patent work for EDrive; a company converting Prius' to Plug-In hybrids with a 25 mile all electric mode. I'm very happy that Toyota has recognized the market for them!

XeroK00L

Yes, this has been done by some after-market conversions before. Theoretically it's gonna give us the best of both worlds, with the zero emission of EV and the option to travel over an extended distance when needed. BUT so far in reality an EV-HEV hybrid almost certainly means significantly larger battery packs and therefore a great loss of usable space.

Let's see if the hybrid gurus at Toyota can come up with an approach that solves all this. I definitely won't bet against them though.

GFerg

But I hear those aftermarket EV conversions voided the warranty on the batteries at some point. Either way I think its great they are doing this and that aftermarket companies took advantage of this. Im sure those same companies(like the above mentioned EDrive) will be able to improve on this new system as well.

spwolf

well, 9 miles will be achievable by regenerating energy as well. I am personally not interested in plugins at all.
9 miles is about 3x-4x more than what Prius can do right now.