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"Earlier this year, we got word that Toyota was likely to test the waters with a plug-in version of its oh-so-trendy Prius, and now the auto maker has stepped forward and doled out a laundry list of details about the plan. Reportedly, the outfit will be delivering a single \"modified Prius\" to the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Irvine for a three-year study designed to \"speed up development of plug-in versions of the hybrid.\" The Golden Bears will be focusing on consumer behavior / lifestyles, while the Anteaters will research technical issues, such as how much juice will be sucked from the power grid when thousands of drivers plug-in their rides for the evening. On another interesting note, Toyota also mentioned that it had \"no intention of leasing more expensive batteries for next-generation hybrids separate from the vehicle,\" which contrasts the view of several competitors (like GM) who are least mulling the idea. Unfortunately, we've no idea if the still-elusive plug-in Prius will land before / after the Volt, but we're sure folks at Toyota won't sit idly while Chevy cashes in for too long."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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