Carson Toyota Announces Toyota Prius Pilot Program

Sept. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- Toyota has partnered with the city of San Francisco to launch a pilot group of the company’s state-of-the-art Prius plug-in hybrid demonstration program vehicles.  

Carson Toyota is the first choice for Toyota customers in Southern California, as well as their leading source for the latest Toyota news.

Toyota Prius Pilot Program

The plug-in hybrids, set to hit the market in 2012, will be a part of the city’s fleet to demonstrate the viability of plug-in hybrid technology, educate and inform the public, evaluate performance under heavy-use conditions, and better understand the benefits of the technology for future customers.

While the two plug-in hybrid vehicles will be Toyota’s first commercial plug-in fleet vehicle deliveries in Toyota's U.S. plug-in demonstration program, over 150 Prius plug-in hybrid vehicles will be used across Northern and Southern California, and across the nation at universities, corporations, and government agencies.

“We’re proud that Toyota will continue to help pioneer and advance the emerging electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid market," said Carson Toyota’s General Sales Manager, Marty Brylski. “Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are the future of the automotive industry and replacing gasoline vehicles with electric vehicles will help transform our economy and our environment for the better,” he said.

The Prius plug-in hybrid takes approximately three hours to charge at 110 volts and only an hour and a half at 240 volts.  The vehicle can travel on electric-only power at speeds of up to 62 mph for approximately 13 miles, after which it operates as a conventional Prius hybrid.
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Carson Toyota has served Southern California residents since 1974. With more than 1,000 new and pre-owned vehicles in stock, Carson Toyota is one of the highest volume Toyota dealerships in the nation.

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