TOYOTA INTRODUCES PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID
Prius Plug-in Hybrid leasing programme commences

• First use of lithium-ion battery in a production Toyota vehicle
• Plug-in Hybrid for use as EV or extended range HV
• Only 59 g/km CO₂
• Approximately 600 units to be introduced in Japan, US and Europe
  
  

Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan has last week confirmed the introduction of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, a plug-in version of the third-generation Prius petrol-electric hybrid vehicle.

The Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) offers greater range on electric power only, significantly reducing fuel consumption and emissions. The PHV uses lithium-ion batteries – a first for Toyota – which can be charged from an external source as well as by the car’s own hybrid drive system.

Approximately 600 units will be introduced in Japan, the United States, and Europe over the first half of 2010.