With reported new Prius SUV, will Toyota still be the darling of green drivers?
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The new Prius will retail for only around 2 million yen (€15,000), according to the newspaper.
The car will be propelled by a new kind of lithium ion battery, similar to the type commonly employed in the latest electric vehicles. Most hybrid batteries are currently made of nickel-metal hydride, which are less powerful.
At the 2007 Geneva Motor Show Toyota unveiled a Hybrid X concept, which shows the automaker has been tinkering with the idea of putting together large vehicles and hybrids for some time.
The combination of a hybrid engine, beloved by environmentalists, and the oft-demonized SUV, is likely to spark comment.
Regardless, with its Prius mid-size sedan the best-selling green car by leaps and bounds, the hybrid king is clearly not finished adding to its lineup.
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