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ecogeek.org - 12/30/2008
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Though the phrase Ecological Plastic sounds like an oxymoron, that is just what Toyota is calling their plant-based plastic material that will be featured in next year's hybrid fleet.
Toyota will debut the new Prius with it's eco-plastic at the Detroit Auto Show. The material will be used in ...
news.yahoo.com - 1/2/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp . is secretly developing
a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar...
energy in an effort to turn around its struggling business with a futuristic ecological car, a top business daily reported Thursday. The Nikkei newspaper, ...
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Report: Toyota developing solar powered green car - ...
google.com - 1/2/2009
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1 day ago TOKYO (AP) Toyota Motor Corp.
is secretly developing a vehicle that will be powered...
solely by solar energy in an effort to turn around its struggling business with a futuristic ecological car, a top business daily reported Thursday. The ...
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The Associated Press: Report: Toyota developing solar ...
freep.com - 12/24/2008
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Toyota said today that a battery electric car
concept that will debut at the 2009 North American...
International Auto show will be smaller than its Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. This is a pure electric vehicle, said Toyota spokeswoman Jana Hartline. ...
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Toyota's electric car smaller than Prius | Freep.com | ...
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The Inquisitr » Technology —
... you heard that right – ecological plastic. Now before you start shaking your head to hard and giving yourself a headache the term applies to plastic that is made from non-edible plant material.
The material will make up to 60% of the interior of the cars. These parts will include things like the door trim, trunk liner, headliner, sun visor, pillar covers and seat cushions. Now you understand why you see the dandelions cozying up to your new Prius next year.
[hat tip to EcoGeek] ...
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