Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Concept (Foto Ufficiali)

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Altro concept ibrido, questo più noto, per Toyota.

Una Prius con la presa , ottimo elettrodomestico.

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Ahead of its world debut on September 15 at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Toyota today released the first official photograph of the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept. While Toyota did not disclose any specific information on the car, the Japanese automaker said that in early 2010, more than 150 units of the plug-in version of the Prius will be leased to selected fleet customers as part of an extensive field trial in Europe.

The automaker's main objective with the road-test project that will also be deployed in Japan as well as in the USA is to investigate and further evaluate the technology and performance of plug-in hybrids in real life conditions.

We'll have more details on the plug-in Prius concept car closer to the Frankfurt Show opening.

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The Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid has been rated as releasing less than 60g/km of CO2, meaning it will be the cleanest car on the roads when it becomes available for leasing next year.

The car, which will be unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show next week, also has a 12.5-mile electric range (six miles further than the conventional Prius) at speeds up to 62mph, before switching to conventional petrol-electric hybrid operation.

Toyota's research has shown that 80 per cent of UK journeys are less than 6.2 miles long, meaning an electric-only journey would be possible.

The plug-in Prius will be the first Toyota to use lithium-ion batteries, which are smaller, lighter and hold more charge than the nickel metal hydride cells the company has used to date.

The plug-in Prius can be fully recharged from a 230V power supply in 1.5 hours.

Next year's test programme will involve 500 customers worldwide leasing the car and putting it through everyday use. Around 150 plug-in Prius's will be tested in Europe, including some in the UK.

Details of UK tests will be announced at a later date.