Toyota Launches Fully Redesigned Prius PHV in Japan
Tokyo, Japan, - Feb. 15:Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday began selling in Japan a fully redesigned Prius plug-in hybrid car, with enhanced eco-friendly performance enabling it to travel 68.2 kilometers in electric vehicle mode when fully charged, more than twice as far as the earlier model.
The new Prius PHV also gets 37.2 kilometers per liter of gasoline in hybrid mode, and has a top speed of 135 km per hour in EV mode, up from 100 kph.
The Prius PHV has a battery that can be charged from a household outlet, and with a quick charging method that takes only about 20 minutes to power it to 80 percent of capacity. Some new models also feature solar panels to help power the vehicle.





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