Toyota Gets Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Certified for Use on Public Roads - Video Report.Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Toyota has added a new technology to the pool of its hybrid technologies Hybrid Technologies (NYBT) is offering all-electric versions of the 2008 Smart ForTwo. See their corporate website for more information. External links . The company has developed the first plug-in hybrid vehicle For other types of "Hybrid Transportation", see . A hybrid vehicle (HV) is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to propel the vehicle such as: The Toyota Plug-in HV uses, like earlier Toyota hybrid vehicles This is a list of hybrid vehicles in chronological order of production: Early designs
A prime mover, the fuel for which is burned within the engine, as contrasted to a steam engine, for example, in which fuel is burned in a separate furnace. and an electric motor. The vehicle uses two nickel-metal hydride hydride Any of a class of compounds in which hydrogen is combined with another element. There are three basic types of hydrides: saline, metallic, and covalent. Saline hydrides, such as sodium hydride (NaH) and calcium hydride (CaH2 secondary batteries; the current Prius hybrid vehicle uses one such battery. Increased battery capacity gives the vehicle a longer electric-motor-only cruising range, and a battery-charging device allows users to replenish the batteries using household electricity, enabling the vehicle to run more often in gasoline-free, electric-only mode, on short trips in city driving. Toyota claims that the new vehicle has a cruising range of 13km and a maximum vehicle speed of 100km/h in electric mode. Toyota considers plug-in hybrid vehicles as a promising technology for using electricity as a viable power source for automobiles. The company will conduct public-road tests in Japan using eight Plug-in HV vehicles this fall. It also plans to conduct public-road tests in the US and Europe. Toyota has yet to announce when to commercialize the Plug-in HV. View the Video Report, http://movie.diginfo.tv/2007/07/25/07-0210-r.php JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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