Toyota : All Vehicles May Run By Gas-Electric Engines
September 13th, 2005 at 03:24pm frances Entry Filed under: Auto News, International
Toyota Executive Vice President Kazuo Okamoto said in Frankfurt, “all the vehicles in the future will be 100% hybrid…” as a result of continuous rising fuel prices, thus demand for such vehicles increase. Toyota said their aim is to increase hybrid production by 60% in 2006 and will cut costs and prices to make them more affordable.
Hybrid vehicles combine a gasoline engine with battery packs that’s recharged through braking. Electricity powers the vehicle at low speeds, enabling hybrids such as the Prius to go up to 55 miles on a gallon of gasoline, double the mileage of a conventional automobile.
Toyota Prius
Category : Auto News, International
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