The 2010 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Debuts at Los Angeles Auto Show
The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV) vehicle made its North American debut this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. When fully charged, the vehicle is targeted to achieve a maximum electric-only range of approximately 13 miles and will be capable of achieving highway speeds up to 60 mph in electric-only mode. For longer distances, the Prius PHV reverts to "hybrid mode" and operates like a regular Prius.
Beginning early next year, 150 of the 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles will start arriving in the U.S., where they will be placed in regional clusters with select partners for market and consumer analysis.
The Prius PHV is based on the third-generation Toyota Prius. The vehicle expands Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive technology with the introduction of a first generation lithium-ion battery that enables all-electric operation at higher speeds and longer distances than the conventional Prius hybrid.
Toyota has launched a PHV demonstration program website: www.priusphv.com. At the site, visitors can learn more about the technology, follow the program's progress and, once the vehicles are in the US and track the performance of the demonstration program fleet.
The Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today, December 4, 2009.
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Written by Cheryl Phillips
HULIQ.com
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