Toyota’s Frankfurt exhibits will be mostly hybrid-centric, or at least that’s what they feel comfortable letting us know in advance now. Two new hybrid concepts will be on show.
First is the Auris HSD Concept shown above. It’s essentially an Auris with Toyota’s HSD hybrid system. The Auris is the hatchback version of the Corolla so it would not be far-fetched to think that we could see a HSD Corolla in the future.
Next up is the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept. I think it’s quite easy to figure out what this is based on the concept’s name. A Plug-in Hybrid basically allow one to charge the hybrid’s on-board batteries from a power source rather than just through brake energy regeneration.
A true bridge between hybrids and full EVs, a plug-in Prius much like this concept will begin field trials in early 2010. About 150 units will be leased to selected fleet customers.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
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toyata pls…bring the auris here….
What range the PHEV can do?
I would like to see the whole range of Toyota's being a hybrid. If you dont like a Hybrid, go kill the ozone. I like the Hybrid future.