Now that Toyota’s plug-in hybrid development is no longer a secret, the company is putting plug-in prototypes on the road in Japan and California to further improve the technology.

This new Prius has a larger battery to give an all-electric range of about eight miles.

Take at a look at this Mitsubishi model:

The car features Mitsubishi Motors’ unique in-wheel motors in the front plus the company’s vehicle dynamics control system - S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control) to achieve high maneuvrability and environmental performance.