WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. government plans to spend up to $30 million in the next three years on development of new plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, officials said.
TOKYO, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A Prius minivan is not out of the question says a top executive of Toyota, maker of the world’s No. 1 gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle.
IRVINE, Calif., July 25 (UPI) -- University of California-Irvine scientists will evaluate a prototype Toyota plug-in electric hybrid car for its effect on air quality and electric demand.
DETROIT, July 25 (UPI) -- Toyota said Wednesday it is in a race with General Motors to develop the industry's first plug-in hybrid vehicles.
TOKYO, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's leader in hybrid cars, plans to introduce a new hybrid-only model in 2009.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. intends to make a plug-in hybrid that will have double the fuel efficiency of any current U.S. sports utility vehicle.
DAVIS, Calif., July 20 (UPI) -- Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. plans to develop hybrid cars that recharge at electrical wall sockets and go much farther between charges than standard hybrids.
TOKYO, July 5 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to double its production of gas-electricity hybrid vehicles to half a million in 2006 as demand rises, especially in North America.
TOKYO, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Japanese automaker Toyota may begin producing hybrid cars in China starting next autumn, it was reported Tuesday.
TOKYO, March 12 (UPI) -- Toyota is planning to introduce a hybrid version of its Camry model to the U.S. market in 2006, using a gas engine and an electric motor to reduce emissions.