Rob,<br><br>I'm also in the industry and haven't heard anything about it - actually contradictory information. Can you tell me the dealer's name? I think this dealer may be planning on offering a 3rd party product.
<br><br>Thanks,<br>ian<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/8/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Rob H</b> <<a href="mailto:rob@zehicle.com">rob@zehicle.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I posted this on my blog and thought it may be of general interest to the group:<a href="http://ezehicle.com/archives/477" rel="bookmark" title="Toyota to offer PHEV as deal installed option" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<h1>Toyota to offer PHEV as deal installed option
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</p><p>I was pleasantly surprised to find a Prius display at
the Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo today. Toyota was a major sponsor
and sprinkled the event with display cars. SUVs vastly out numbered
economy cars: apparently true gun totin' Texans like them big cars
while effete backpackers prefer compacts. Naturally, the organic
conservation area was home to the Prius information booth manned by a
local dealer.</p>
<p>According to this dealer, <strong>Toyota will offer a PHEV dealer installed upgrade option</strong>
for the 2008 model Prius! Even more, it would have be under warranty.
I've been watching this market for a while and am stunned to hear it
first from a dealer at a wildlife expo. In fact, there <a href="http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=37189" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">VERY LITTLE on the web</a>
in general about this being an option. I'm skeptical considering some
of the other "facts" this dealer stated, but (if true) this would be <strong>a very big deal</strong>.</p>
<p>If true, it gives Toyota a significant lead in the hybrid market.
It would also hurt the emerging micro-ecosystem of PHEV conversion kits
& companies.</p>
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