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2009 Toyota Prius Prototype Plugs In, But NiMh Batteries Stick Around [Plug And Chug] 
Gizmodo | by Matt Buchanan | Wed, Oct 24
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Popular Mechanics took a prototype plug-in 2009 Prius for a short test drive, which might be the first PHEV to market. The Prius they ran around still uses the Prius's current nickel-metal hydride battery packs—a pair, actually, with the charging system jimmied in between them—though T...
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