In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:50:06 -0500: Hi, [snip] >See (in Japanese): > >http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/atmoney/news/20111129-OYT1T00943.htm > >Summary: > >Sales will begin January 30, 2012. Minimum sales price will be ¥3,200,000 >($41,000). after government rebates it comes to ¥2,750,000. it takes >roughly 3 hours to recharge. The range on batteries alone is 26.4 km. >Efficiency is 60.1 km per liter (141 mpg), compared to an ordinary Prius >which gets 32.6 km per liter (77 mpg). (Those efficiency ratings sound too >high to me.)
They are probably based on the notion that a larger percentage of driving will be pure electric, thus decreasing the amount of gasoline consumed during any given trip. > >They hope to sell 60,000 vehicles next year in Japan, the US and Europe. > >- Jed Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
