Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waMay 13, 2011, Toyota yakaunza Prius α muJapan nechinangwa chekutengesa zviuru zvitatu pamwedzi. Prius Alpha inowanikwa mune zvigaro zvishanu, maviri-mutsara modhi uye manomwe-zvigaro, matatu-mutsara modhi, yekupedzisira yechitatu mutsara inogoneswa nenzvimbo-yekuchengetedza lithium-ion drive bhatiri iri pakati console. Muenzaniso une zvigaro zvishanu unoshandisa bhatiri reNiMH. Kuendeswa kweAlfa kwakanga kwakanonoka nemhaka yemigumisiro ye
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