Toyota to work on plug-ins, double its hybrid lineup - Alpha Blog - alpha.cnet.com

June 14th, 2006 • Related • Filed Under

Just to reiterate what I wrote before, I am not a huge supporter of electric vehicles replacing gasoline ones, as we still need to use carbon-based material to power them: electricity. I would like to see something more efficient in the future, but I do suppose that using electricity is better for the environment than spewing exhaust from the millions of cars on the road. Either way, its a step in the right direction, and I realize its going to take a while to get away from a carbon based fuel…

“After years of dismissing the concept of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), Toyota looks like it is finally warming to the idea. According to a statement published today on the carmaker’s Japanese corporate Web site, Toyota ‘will advance its research and development of plug-in hybrid vehicles (which can be charged from an external power source and provide electricity) and is currently working on a next-generation vehicle that can extend the distance traveled by the electric motor alone.’

This represents a change of tack from Toyota, which has led the field in hybrid-car technology through models such as the 2005 Toyota Prius and the 2007 Camry Hybrid but has opposed PHEVs on the grounds that they are less convenient than cars that charge themselves up as they go along.”
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