Expect the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid in 2010
Toyota has finally announced the long awaited arrival of the
Prius Plug-In Hybrid will occur in 2010. The plug-in model will run on lithium-ion batteries, instead of the nickel-metal hydride batteries that currently power the Prius. Plug-in vehicles can be powered from an external power source, rather than always relying on the gas motor to recharge the batteries. If customers chose renewable energy sources for their power consumption, this is a good option for reducing one's carbon footprint. One cool feature of the new Plug-In Prius is an EV button inside the car. Drivers can press this button and run the car completely on the batteries as an electric car; however, the two batteries will only take you about seven miles. Still no date on when Toyota will release diesel versions of their trucks.
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Posted by Jennifer Lance at January 17, 2008 12:23 PM
Note that even if electricity is off of a coal-powered grid, you will have a much lower carbon emissions per mile compared to what you get from a small internal combustion engine. Plug-ins have a lower carbon footprint, period.
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