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Toyota plans bigger Prius with new battery
Report: Toyota plans bigger Prius with new battery
Posted on Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 12:49 PM EST. (Employee News)
Toyota is planning a larger version of its popular Prius hybrid, which will be powered by a new kind of battery, a Japanese newspaper reported Friday, the Associated Press reported.
The new Prius, either a station wagon or SUV, is set to go on sale by the end of next year, the news service said. It will be the first from Toyota Motor Corp. with a lithium-ion battery, which is more powerful than the nickel-metal hydride battery now in its hybrids, according to the nationally circulated Yomiuri newspaper, the AP said.
Toyota, the world’s top automaker, declined comment on product plans, the article said. The Yomiuri said the Prius will sell for about 2 million yen ($22,000), but did not give details, the story said. (Associated Press)
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