Toyota Announces New Prius
OK to charge from household power source
November 29, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Takeshi Uchiyamada, left, and Shinichi Sasaki, both Toyota Motor Corp.'s vice presidents, pose for photographers with the Prius PHV during a launch in Tokyo on Tuesday, November 29, 2011.
The gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle can be charged using a household electric. With its new high-capacity lithium-ion battery With its new high-capacity lithium-ion battery fully charged, the Prius PHV's EV-mode cruising range is 26.4 km, and PHV fuel efficiency is 61.0 km per liter, calculated from combined EV and HV driving modes. Toyota will launch the vehicle in Japan on January 30, 2012. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-