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Toyota Postponed Launch of Prius

thefastlane | 16 June, 2007 02:48

The Toyota Motor Corporation decided to delay the production of its next generation Prius according to the Reuters. Based from the report announced by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, the much awaited vehicle will be revealed on the spring of 2009 or maybe even earlier.

We all knew about the promise of Toyota that the new hybrid will be sporting the lightest battery lithium-ion but because of some security reasons the Japanese auto maker decided to change the plan. I guess there will be a big explanation happening coming from the auto maker since the world has been looking forward that the Li-on battery packs will be soon running the car.

The newest biggest car seller of the world have not been officially revealed when the exact launching will be however an agreement was made that the world’s most famous and best seller hybrid car will receive a revamp late in 2008.

The Nikkan Kogyo added that TMC will be replacing the promised Li-ion batteries with its company owned nickel-metal hydride battery packs which are used on some of their hybrids. The replacement is done because the company wants to ensure the quality and the functionality of the new generation Prius.

The Matsushita Electric Industrial Corporation was the company that should have supplied the Li-ion batteries for the new generation Prius. But because these batteries are running hot like those that are used on laptops, mobile phones and PDAs, the car company decided to dispelled the almost perfect battery packs for their hybrid car. The safety concerns of TMC delays the availability of the LI-ion batteries on the new upcoming Prius.

A spokesman from Toyota refused to confirm the exact date of the hybrid car’s launch. He said that it is impossible to abruptly move into a plan when the timing has not been set. He added, "Our policy is to roll out any model when all the conditions are in place.”

The hybrid car Prius followed the launch of the Honda Insight in 1997 and soon after it was released, it became the best seller hybrid car of the world. It was the first mass-produced vehicle and was retuned for its release in 2003 as the second generation Prius. Until this day, Prius still ranks first among all the hybrid cars of the market. The green image of this hybrid car also help improves the reputation of its fellow cars of Toyota. The newest best seller car maker promises that they would make more tune-ups to make it the perfect hybrid car of the future.

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