Re: [Vo]:Toyota announces hybrid compact car

2009-08-12 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
But how long will it take for these expensive high tech batteries to come down to a more reasonable 2k - 3k price tag? I gather most of these batteries do not incorporate expensive elements or other resources, so it would seem to be primarily an issue acquiring economical technology combined with e

Re: [Vo]:Toyota announces hybrid compact car

2009-08-12 Thread Jed Rothwell
Steven V Johnson wrote: I gather the Yaris' 15k estimated price tag is its strongest feature, particularly when compared to the GM Volt 40k estimated price. You mean the upcoming Yaris-based hybrid, which doesn't seem to have a name. A conventional Yaris starts at $12,205 in the U.S. Not sure

Re: [Vo]:Toyota announces hybrid compact car

2009-08-12 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
>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 "Ellipsi

Re: [Vo]:Toyota announces hybrid compact car

2009-08-12 Thread Jed Rothwell
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

Re: [Vo]:Toyota announces hybrid compact car

2009-08-12 Thread Terry Blanton
I wonder if this is the rumored serial-hybrid from Toyota? Terry On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > See: > > http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE56R08Y20090728 > > Toyota announced they will begin sales of a compact hybrid car in 2011. It > is based on the

Re: [Vo]:Toyota announces hybrid compact car

2009-08-12 Thread Terry Blanton
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > See: > > http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE56R08Y20090728 > > Toyota announced they will begin sales of a compact hybrid car in 2011. It > is based on the model they call the "Yaris" in the U.S. It will cost about > $15,00

[Vo]:Toyota announces hybrid compact car

2009-08-12 Thread Jed Rothwell
See: http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE56R08Y20090728 Toyota announced they will begin sales of a compact hybrid car in 2011. It is based on the model they call the "Yaris" in the U.S. It will cost about $15,000 in Japan, which is cheap, for there. The Japanese article