Toyota to sell plug-in electric car from 2011

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Electric vehicle efforts stepped up as firm looks to build on its hybrid dominance

Toyota has this week confirmed that its long-awaited plug-in hybrid car will be available from 2011, revealing that it expects to sell "several tens of thousands" of the new plug-in Prius each year...

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