Toyota Expects 20,000 U.S. Plug-In Prius Sales
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Toyota Motor Corp. plans to sell about 20,000 plug-in Prius hybrids in the U.S. and will show a battery-powered sport-utility vehicle at the Los Angeles auto show in November to meet demand for autos powered by electricity.
A rechargeable Prius should be available by June 2012, and the all-electric RAV4 compact SUV will be marketed in the U.S. the same year, Toyota Executive Vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada told reporters yesterday in Detroit. The RAV4 is being developed with Palo Alto, California-based affiliate Tesla Motors Inc., which will supply the batteries and motor, he said.