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  • Toyota Changes What the World Drives: Prius and DiCaprio

    06/12/2006 3:29:39 PM PDT · by G. Stolyarov II · 5 replies · 288+ views
    RisingSunofNihon ^ | June 12, 2006 | Dr. Bill Belew
    In about 13 years Toyota has gone from a brainstorming session to creating and selling and teaching the world there is another way. 1993 - Toyota initiates the G21 project to develop a small car with better mileage that can be sold anywhere in the world. 1994 - Executive VP Akirhiro Wada insists the car needs to set a new standard for mileage and recommends a hybrid engine. 1995 - The Prius prototype debuts at the Tokyo motor show-- but will NOT start. Toyota responds by moving up the production deadline by one year. 1996 - Toyota's US division wins...