tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9844581.post448383360554609280..comments2007-06-14T12:40:37.722-07:00Dahcredynshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17687525897516386077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9844581.post-43188607186526395572007-06-14T12:40:00.000-07:002007-06-14T12:40:00.000-07:00Toyota's hybrid volume success will be based on how many different vehicles get hybridized and the price difference. I would say they'd easily hit the 1m mark if, in addition to the decrease in price different, Toyota had a hybrid truck and a hybrid minivan. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://hybrid.tashcorp.net" REL="nofollow">Mike</A>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09170494229206362647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9844581.post-68755151828315790622007-06-13T14:10:00.000-07:002007-06-13T14:10:00.000-07:00Mike-<BR/><BR/>Let's say that Toyota's third generation hybrid drive is powered by NiMH batteries, rather than lithium. Let's even say there is an improvement in fuel economy - not significant, but an improvement - and the hybrid price difference is cut in half.<BR/><BR/>Would 1,000,000 hybrids per year be achievable?Dahcredynshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17687525897516386077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9844581.post-81993344908886075632007-06-13T13:47:00.000-07:002007-06-13T13:47:00.000-07:00<I>Does that dispel rumors that the use of lithium in its third generation Prius has been delayed?</I><BR/><BR/>Nope. They havn't said how they'll get higher capacity, lower-cost batteries. I'd suspect that the emphasis is on lower-cost if they're attempting to push toward 1m hybrids a year. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://hybrid.tashcorp.net" REL="nofollow">Mike</A>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09170494229206362647noreply@blogger.com