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Prius Plug-in
Hybrid' Lease Discussions Begin in Japan
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC)
announces
that it has started discussions with potential users in Japan of the
newly developed "Prius Plug-in Hybrid". Approximately 200 units will be
leased through a leasing company to designated parties such as
government ministries, local governments and energy companies that are
actively promoting environmentally considerate vehicles.
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Toyota Prius named
Japan Car of the Year
 The
new Toyota Prius has clinched its first major award, voted Japan Car of
the Year by a panel of distinguished motoring journalists and industry
experts at the Tokyo motor show. The accolade is a formal
acknowledgement of the advances Toyota has made with the third
generation Prius, which delivers more power yet even better fuel
efficiency and lower emissions from its full hybrid powertrain.
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Honda's future:
small cars, no NSX or Euro Acura
Honda
chief executive Takanobu Ito today spelled out his vision for the
next decade at Honda to CAR Online. No successor to the NSX is under
development, but there will be a smaller city car slotting under the
Jazz in Honda's range. It will be launched in Asia at first,
potentially following in the rest of the world.
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Toyota SAI Hybrid
sedan: Prius' big brother revealed
 Long-time
Carscoop reader Marcus sent those revealing JDM brochure scans of the
new Toyota SAI hybrid sedan that is due to make its world debut at the
Tokyo Motor Show later this week. Toyota's second dedicated hybrid
model after the Prius is in essence a reshaped version of the Lexus HS
250h that was revealed at the 2009 Detroit Show in January and is
already on sale in the U.S. and Japan.
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Infiniti M35 Hybrid
 We've
known it's coming, but here is the first look at Infiniti's new petrol
electric exec: the M35 Hybrid. As signalled by the Essence concept car,
Infiniti is keen to stress that its hybrid cars won't be just about
saving pennies – they'll be fun to drive too. Sounds like a dig at
sensible old Lexus to us.
The
new Infiniti M35 Hybrid will be the upmarket Nissan arm's first
hybrid in its 20 years of building exec rivals to the default Audis,
BMWs and Mercedes. And since it doesn't yet sell any diesels, it'll
also be its cleanest and most efficient.
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Panasonic to use PC
batteries to power cars
 Japan's
Panasonic Corp. has developed a technology that binds together standard
lithium-ion battery cells used in laptop personal computers to power
electric vehicles, taking aim at growing demand for green cars.
The
company said that new technology will likely enable Panasonic to
make electric car batteries at half the cost of lithium-ion batteries
that are developed solely for electric cars, since it can use existing
battery plants and production expertise.
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Honda Insight by
KenStyle
 Owning
a Hybrid car does not necessary means that you are not also interested
in Style and Design. After all we all want to save the earth and give
to our children a “bright” future, but we would prefer doing so in a
“Nice Ride”… And this is exactly what KenStyle is offering for the
Honda Insight with their ZE2 Aero Kit.
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