>From Jed: > Terry Blanton wrote: > >> I wonder if this is the rumored serial-hybrid from Toyota? > > There are no technical details in the Japanese newspapers. Just short > announcements. I do not even see a model name mentioned, such as "Prius" or > "Yaris" (or "Sonata," "Apostrophe" or "Ellipsis" -- they do give cars > strange names nowadays).
I gather the Yaris' 15k estimated price tag is its strongest feature, particularly when compared to the GM Volt 40k estimated price. I wonder how long it will take before 10k - 20k worth of high tech high-performance battery storage technology can be reduced to around 2k - 3k. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
