Toyota announced a plug-in previous hybrid car will be available nationwide starting January 1, 2012. The base price is around $32,000. Battery range is "greater than" 20 km.
In other news from Japan, the Fukushima reactors are now all cooled below 100°C. In English: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110929006221.htm - Jed
