Progetti per la prius per i prossimi anni

[cacelotto]

"Toyota May Produce Line of Hybrids

Bloomberg reported that Toyota may turn the Prius into a separate line of vehicles. The company is trying to triple its sale of hybrids. Prius-based models might include a wagon and a smaller car, said Jim Lentz, executive vice president of the company's U.S. sales unit.

Toyota plans to sell a million hybrids a year worldwide by early in the next decade. The U.S. accounts for over half of those sales and more than one model would be required to meet that goal. Last year they sold 235,000 hybrids worldwide, about four times as many as Honda Motor Co., which ranks second in hybrid sales.

A smaller " 'city car' based on the Prius would have even higher fuel efficiency and would fit with a trend toward people moving into inner-city lofts" said Lentz. "People also want to see more utility on the vehicle, so you could imagine something that's a little more utility or crossover-based.''

The only question is where is the plug-in Prius."

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[Giordnam]

"Toyota May Produce Line of Hybrids

Bloomberg reported that Toyota may turn the Prius into a separate line of vehicles. The company is trying to triple its sale of hybrids. Prius-based models might include a wagon and a smaller car, said Jim Lentz, executive vice president of the company's U.S. sales unit.

Toyota plans to sell a million hybrids a year worldwide by early in the next decade. The U.S. accounts for over half of those sales and more than one model would be required to meet that goal. Last year they sold 235,000 hybrids worldwide, about four times as many as Honda Motor Co., which ranks second in hybrid sales.

A smaller " 'city car' based on the Prius would have even higher fuel efficiency and would fit with a trend toward people moving into inner-city lofts" said Lentz. "People also want to see more utility on the vehicle, so you could imagine something that's a little more utility or crossover-based.''

The only question is where is the plug-in Prius."

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Si, tutto bello ed interessante, ma anche io mi chiedo: dov'è la Prius Plug-in? Se già esiste un retrofitting "artigianale" possibile che non si pensi ancora a farla di serie? Almeno come optional! Perchè in ogni caso, anche se si mettono batterie di nuova concezione, molto più prestanti, il partire al mattino con 15/30 km di autonomia elettrica fa sempre piacere, no?

 

[camsan]

Si, tutto bello ed interessante, ma anche io mi chiedo: dov'è la Prius Plug-in? Se già esiste un retrofitting "artigianale" possibile che non si pensi ancora a farla di serie? Almeno come optional! Perchè in ogni caso, anche se si mettono batterie di nuova concezione, molto più prestanti, il partire al mattino con 15/30 km di autonomia elettrica fa sempre piacere, no?

--magari fosse disponibile a buon prezzo!!:wink_smil io nelle lunghe code serali (con frequentissimi stop & go ) esaurisco la batteria velocemente...mi basterebbero 15 / 20 km. in EV.

 

[Pett86]

ho preferito spostatare i post riguardo la carica delle batterie da fermo in una nuova discussione visto che si iniziava ad andare OT...