Toyota Environmental Sustainablity Report
Toyota Environmental Sustainablity Report
Toyota Environmental Sustainablity Report
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PHEV team (L-R) : Gerald Killmann, Bart Eelen, Viktor<br />
Olsan, Michel Gardel, Muriel Desaeger, Daniel Bengio,<br />
Bart Biebuyck (Tim Thompson not in picture)<br />
IRE : 3<br />
The next major step in <strong>Toyota</strong>’s efforts to create the<br />
eco-car is the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) :<br />
a full hybrid system, currently applied to the <strong>Toyota</strong><br />
Prius, which combines Hybrid driving with electric-only<br />
driving. The <strong>Toyota</strong> PHEV project began in 2007 with<br />
early road trials of the prototype vehicle and in 2010<br />
the project entered its second stage with the limited<br />
production vehicle, which will continue until 2013.<br />
UK: 20<br />
FRA: 100<br />
NO : 3 SW : 2<br />
DK : 2<br />
NL : 10 DE : 30<br />
BEL : 5<br />
CH : 3<br />
CZ : 1<br />
AUS : 1<br />
FIN : 3<br />
PL : 1<br />
SLOV : 1<br />
Plug-in<br />
Hybrid Demo<br />
Project<br />
Prius Plug-in Hybrid<br />
The limited production vehicle<br />
is based on the third-generation<br />
<strong>Toyota</strong> Prius. The current Prius<br />
Plug-in Hybrid trial vehicle is<br />
equipped with a lithium-ion battery<br />
and emits only 59g CO 2 /km. (1)<br />
European Trial in 18 Countries<br />
ITA : 5<br />
The European PHEV project is<br />
part of a global <strong>Toyota</strong> project<br />
involving 600 Prius Plug-in Hybrid<br />
PORT : 5 ESP : 5<br />
Vehicles that are also being tested<br />
in Japan, the US, Canada and<br />
200 PHEVs across Europe<br />
Australia. The European project is<br />
leasing 200 vehicles to selected<br />
partners and customers in 18<br />
European countries who are road testing the vehicles. <strong>Toyota</strong>’s main objective is to further<br />
investigate the technology and performance of the PHEVs with respect to consumers' needs<br />
for future vehicle development.<br />
France, the UK and Germany are at the centre of this project with 150 PHEVs which are being<br />
leased to selected fl eet customers, energy companies and public bodies. The majority of<br />
vehicles are located in Strasbourg, France where the project is being run in collaboration with<br />
our partner, French energy provider EDF and the City and Urban Community of Strasbourg<br />
(CUS).<br />
(1) New European Driving Cycle.<br />
CO 2 emissions of Prius Plug-in Hybrid are measured according to the new offi cial international regulation for plug-in hybrid electric powertrains,<br />
as adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.<br />
<br />
Case Study<br />
<strong>Toyota</strong> European Sustainability <strong>Report</strong> 2011 I <strong>Environmental</strong> Performance<br />
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