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Toyota might be considering a Prius hybrid pickup truck to add to a new line-up of vehicles.

Speculation across the web began just prior to the 2011 North American International Auto Show. Toyota is considering reviving the "Advanced Breakthrough Aero Truck" hybrid pickup concept. This vehicle was originally unveiled three years ago, also at the NAIAS.

Toyota has been planning an onslaught of Prius models for the next several years, including a "MPV" (the foreign equivalent of a minivan), a sporty coupe and now, apparently, a pickup truck.

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Toyota recently released details on its new RAV4 electric SUV at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota has made it clear it regards EV's as a niche vehicle, and is pinning its hopes on hybrids instead. Toyota will make only 35 test versions of RAV4s next year, before rolling out a production version of the car to customers in 2012.

The electric RAV4 is part of a niche market strategy. "A mobility system in Los Angeles will probably look very different from one in Dallas or New York or London or Shanghai," one exec said.

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