So this came out of no where. Just Monday, Toyota said it doesn’t expect plug-in hybrid cars to be a huge success until battery performance doubles. Well today Toyota announced that it has developed a plug-in hybrid vehicle and will become the first manufacturer to have it certified for use on public roads in Japan.
The Toyota Plug-in HV, will use both a gasoline-powered internal combustion engine and an electric motor. An increased battery capacity gives it a longer electric-motor-only cruising range allowing short trips in city driving...
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