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Toyota Going 100% Hybrid By 2020

Posted by kdawson on from the barring-Mr.-Fusion dept.

autofan1 writes "Toyota's vice president in charge of powertrain development, Masatami Takimoto, has said cost cutting on the electric motor, battery and inverter were all showing positive results in reducing the costs of hybrid technology and that by the time Toyota's sales goal of one million hybrids annually is reached, it 'expect margins to be equal to gasoline cars.' Takimoto also made the bold claim that by 2020, hybrids will be the standard drivetrain and account for '100 percent' of Toyota's cars as they would be no more expensive to produce than a conventional vehicle."

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  1. Not Quite 20 years... by sycodon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...into the future.

    At least they will beat out Fusion by 7 years.

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  2. Re:That's a scary thought by TubeSteak · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But to think that I'll be turning 50 and cars will still be burning plain old gasoline, with only a moderate improvement in performance over right now... that makes me depressed.
    IMO, the only things holding back full electric vehicles are price and range.

    Of those two, I think range is the bigger problem.
    When you need to make a long trip...
    What do you do? Rent a car with a gasoline/diesel motor?

    Right now, using cruise control on the highway, I can get ~400 miles per tank. And I go the same distance again after 10 minutes at a gas station. That is what full electrics are competing against and why hybrids are more practical.
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