TMC is preparing a plug-in hybrid vehicle which will be based on the 3rd generation “Prius”- ready with a lithium-ion battery which can be charged by means of external power sources like the household electricity. This will be the 1st time a lithium-ion battery is to be utilised in a Toyota vehicle for actuation. Beginning at the end of 2009,
TMC has a program to rent around 200 of the vehicles to assigned users like government ministries, local governments and corporations. TMC conceives that with regard to the variegation of energy sources plug-in hybrid vehicles would be a environmentally suitable vehicle.

The concept Toyota FT-HS is a hybrid sports car that is introduced in 2007 at the North American International Auto Show. This design is designed by Calty Design Research and suggests that it could fill the place of the Toyota Supra. Good to know is that the Toyota FT-HS stands for  Future Toyota Hybrid Sport.

The FT-HS will be a rear wheel drive hybrid that will produce 400 bhp (300kW) and achieve 0-60 mph in around 4 seconds. This all accomplished by 3.5L V6 engine combined with an electric motor in a manner similar to the Lexus GS450h. Unlike the GS (and virtually all other current hybrids), a production version of the FT-HS would make use of a capacitor system designed specifically for quick charging and increased performance. Since the debut of this concept, Toyota has exhibited such technology in the Supra HV-R race car.