07-19-2006, 11:16 AM
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Real Name: John
Location: Colorado
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Toyota plans plug-in
Toyota sees hybrids playing 'a starring role' in 21st century
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Countering a number of forecasts that gasoline-electric hybrid power is just a stop-gap technology en route to hydrogen power, Press insisted: "Hybrids are the technology of the future and will play a starring role in the automotive industry during the 21st century." Hybrids, he said, are "absolutely essential to the future success of this industry."
He said Toyota (TM) "is pursuing" a so-called plug-in hybrid, which has batteries that can be recharged without using the gasoline engine. But he said plug-ins could be years away, depending on advances in battery technology.
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