11-05-2006, 10:00 AM
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Real Name: Paul
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Hybrids: 2007 Toyota Camry
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Plasma Cluster up for Best New Technology Award
From a Toronto Star Report:-
"TOYOTA ION GENERATOR
The 2007 Toyota Camry XLE and Hybrid include a Plasma Cluster Ion Generator.
Don't laugh! This is not a 3 a.m. TV infomercial.
It's part of the vehicles' HVAC air-filtration systems. And Toyota is adamant that the system, developed in conjunction with Sharp, provides real benefits in terms of cleaner air.
Ions are electrically charged particles that occur naturally in locales such as the base of a waterfall. They adhere to bacteria, mould, fungi and various allergens, effectively smothering them and rendering them harmless.
Toyota's Plasma Cluster Ion Generator artificially creates positive and negative ions and discharges them through the left-side instrument panel vent outlet.
As anecdotal verification of the system's effectiveness, according to Toyota, the mould on a slice of mouldy bread left in a vehicle so equipped died rather than spreading.
The company points out, however, that the system only assists in controlling germs, allergens and the like; it does not eliminate them."
To see details of the other 7 contenders see:-
http://www.thestar.com:80/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1162507816550&call_pag eid=970599119419
Last edited by Paulgw : 11-05-2006 at 11:44 AM.
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Two climate control systems, one inside and the other at the tailpipe. 
