General Motors and other automakers are racing to bring rechargeable electric vehicles to showrooms, the man running much of Toyota's research says its approach is the least costly way to get great mileage and performance in the near term.

Toyota Motor Corp plans to bring a plug-in hybrid vehicle to market sometime in 2010, and Justin Ward, manager of the automaker's advanced powertrain program in the US, said the design will be similar to that of the current Prius, the most popular gas-electric hybrid in the nation.

The plug-in will have new lithium-ion batteries and can be recharged from a home outlet. Yet unlike General Motors Corp's planned Chevrolet Volt, it won't rely completely on an electric motor to turn the wheels.

While it can run in electric-only mode, Toyota's plug-in... // The Age

As Toyota, General Motors and other automakers race to bring rechargeable electric vehicles to showrooms, the man running much of Toyota's research says its approach is the least costly way to get great mileage and performance in the near term.

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to bring a plug-in hybrid vehicle to market sometime in 2010, and Justin Ward, manager of the automaker's advanced powertrain program in the U.S., said the design will be similar to that of the current Prius, the most popular gas-electric hybrid in the nation.

The plug-in will have new lithium-ion batteries and can be recharged from a home outlet. Yet unlike General Motors Corp.'s planned Chevrolet Volt, it won't rely completely on an electric motor to turn the wheels.

While it can run in electric-only mode, Toyota's... // BusinessWeek

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan : As Toyota, General Motors and other automakers race to bring rechargeable electric vehicles to showrooms, the man running much of Toyota's research says its approach is the least costly way to get great mileage and performance in the near term.

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to bring a plug-in hybrid vehicle to market sometime in 2010, and Justin Ward, manager of the automaker's advanced powertrain program in the U.S., said the design will be similar to that of the current Prius, the most popular gas-electric hybrid in the nation.

The plug-in will have new lithium-ion batteries and can be recharged from a home outlet. Yet unlike General Motors Corp.'s planned Chevrolet Volt, it won't rely completely on an electric motor to turn the wheels.

While it can run in... // International Herald Tribune

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The man running much of Toyota's rechargeable electric vehicle research says its approach is the least costly way to get great mileage and performance in the near term.

Toyota plans to bring a plug-in hybrid vehicle to market sometime in 2010. Justin Ward says the design will be similar to that of the current Prius, the most popular gas-electric hybrid in the nation.

The plug-in will have new lithium-ion batteries... // Fox 28

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — As Toyota, General Motors and other automakers race to bring rechargeable electric vehicles to showrooms, the man running much of Toyota's research says its approach is the least costly way to get great mileage and performance in the near term.

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to bring a plug-in hybrid vehicle to market sometime in 2010, and Justin Ward, manager of the automaker's advanced powertrain program in the U.S., said the design will be similar to that of the current Prius, the most popular gas-electric hybrid in the nation.

The plug-in will have new lithium-ion batteries and can be recharged from a home outlet. Yet unlike General Motors Corp.'s planned Chevrolet Volt, it won't rely completely on an electric motor to turn the wheels.

While it can run in... // MLive.com

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — As Toyota, General Motors and other automakers race to bring rechargeable electric vehicles to showrooms, the man running much of Toyota's research says its approach is the least costly way to get great mileage and performance in the near term.

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to bring a plug-in hybrid vehicle to market sometime in 2010, and Justin Ward, manager of the automaker's advanced powertrain program in the U.S., said the design will be similar to that of the current Prius, the most popular gas-electric hybrid in the nation.

The plug-in will have new lithium-ion batteries and can be recharged from a home outlet. Yet unlike General Motors Corp.'s planned Chevrolet Volt, it won't rely completely on an electric motor to turn the wheels.

While it can run in... // Michigan Business Review - MLive.com

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - As Toyota, General Motors and other automakers race to bring rechargeable electric vehicles to showrooms, the man running much of Toyota's research says its approach is the least costly way to get great mileage and performance in the near term.

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to bring a plug-in hybrid vehicle to market sometime in 2010, and Justin Ward, manager of the automaker's advanced powertrain program in the U.S., said the design will be similar to that of the current Prius, the most popular gas-electric hybrid in the nation.

The plug-in will have new lithium-ion batteries and can be recharged from a home outlet. Yet unlike General Motors Corp.'s planned Chevrolet Volt, it won't rely completely on an electric motor to turn the wheels.

While it can run in... // CNNMoney.com