Popular Mechanics took a epitome plug - in 2009 Prius for a short test drive , which might be the first PHEV to market . The Prius they pass around still use the Prius ’s current atomic number 28 - metal hydride battery packs — a duet , in reality , with the charging system lever in between them — though Toyota hope to switch to lithium ion , which are more efficient and smaller ( gratefully , since the jiggered NiMh packs go out only two intermediate suitcases worth of trunk blank ) .
match with aBoston Globe reportthat Toyota ’s having trouble catch the Li - ion battery quick , the car might launch as regular hybrid at first , making the jump to punch - in action after the Li - ion tech is just to go . The other hypothesis is that ’ll be a plug - in from the offset , but with the NiMh pack initially before locomote to Li - ion when it ’s ready . Still , the novel , more belligerent EV modal value which reserve acceleration up to 50 mph before jump-start to natural gas is reason enough to require one . [ Popular Mechanics ]
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