Frankfurt Preview: More Details on Toyota Prius PHEV
The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) Concept, which will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, will be one of the cleanest cars on the roads with CO2 emissions less then 60g/km.
The Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept is based on the third-generation gasoline-electric Prius and is equipped with a lithium-ion battery.
Toyota is developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle that can be charged using external power sources (such as household electricity), based on its hybrid technology, which it has positioned as a core technology for environmentally considerate vehicles.
The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid has a targeted electric-vehicle cruising range of approximately 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) on a full charge (six miles further than the conventional Prius) at speeds up to 62mph, before switching to conventional gasoline-electric hybrid operation.
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The Prius PHEV can be fully recharged from a 230V power supply in 1.5 hours.
To help drivers maximize the benefits of driving in EV mode, it is equipped with a Hybrid System Indicator, which includes information on the EV driving range, based on the level of battery charge. An engine starting point display has also been added to emphasize the increase in EV driving range.
The Electro Multi-Vision screen on the dashboard also offers a display that highlights the plug-in hybrid’s contribution to reducing CO2 emissions, showing a computer graphic image of single tree that gradually increases to whole forest as the battery charging process takes place.
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Toyota's research shows that in the UK and France, more than 80 percent of car journeys cover a distance of less than 25km (16 miles); in the UK around 80 percent are less than 10km (6.2 miles) long. Toyota says that these figures confirm the potential of electric-only journey.
Toyota will introduce approximately 500 plug-in hybrid vehicles globally—approximately: 200 in Japan, 150 in the United States, 150 in Europe (including France, the United Kingdom and Germany); primarily to fleet customers—to encourage market acceptance and promote understanding.
Outline technical specifications
| ENGINE |
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| Displacement (cc) | 1,798 | |
| Max. power (bhp @ rpm) | 97 @ 4,000 | |
| Max. torque (Nm @ rpm) | 142 @ 4,000 | |
| MOTOR |
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| Type | Permanent magnet synchronous motor | |
| Max. output (bhp) | 79 | |
| Max. torque (Nm) | 207 | |
| HV BATTERY |
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| Type | Lithium-ion | |
| EV cruising range (miles) | 12.5 | |
| Recharging time (min) | 100V | 180 (target) |
| 200V | 100 (target) | |
| EMISSIONS |
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| CO2 (g/km) | <60 | |
| EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS |
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| Overall length (mm) | 4,460 | |
| Overall width (mm) | 1,745 | |
| Overall height (mm) | 1,490 | |
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which they are using in an energy study.
The car has no spare tire as this is the
area for batteries. Drives great, easy to charge, shows complete charge at 14 miles. When braking, coasting energy flows back to batteries for add'l mileage. Energy readouts are most useful. Still have the car for four more fun-driving weeks! Will hate to give it up, forcing me to go back to my Mercedes! My best recommendation is to
get extended electric mileage--30 would
be ideal for zipping around Boulder
w/o gas. roycboyer@gmail.com 7/11/2011
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