Everything in place for carbon fiber plug-in hybrid vehicles

I love Toyota's hottest concept vehicle, the FT-HS hybrid sports car because it uses carbon fiber and next generation hybrid technology. While the FT-HS isn't a plug-in hybrid, the fact that it utilizes lithium-ion technology demonstrates that plug-in technology is close at hand, as lithium-ion battery technology will be key. More important, the fact that the 0-60 in 4 seconds FT-HS hybrid could be sold for $60,000 further highlights the fact that ultra-light, advanced hybrids don't have to be ridiculously expensive. Add this technology to a Prius, not so focused on speed and power, and the costs will be far less. The technology to build carbon-fiber plug-in hybrid vehicles that could increase U.S. fuel economy by more than 50 percent is basically available today and the technology pays for itself via fuel economy.