Archive for May 11th, 2007

Toyota says hybrid cost premium to disappear

Posted on May 11, 2007. Filed under: Prius, batteries, car, lithium-ion, toyota, transportation | Tags: car, economy, electric, gasoline, hybrid, hybrid-x, lithium-ion, pruis, toyota, transportation |

Toyota says hybrid cost premium to disappear
According to Reuters Toyota Motor Corp. expects to cut costs for hybrid cars enough to be able to make as much money on them as it does on conventional gasoline cars by around 2010, a top executive said on Thursday.
Masatami Takimoto, executive vice president in charge of power train [...]