Takehisa Yaegashi (born 1943) is a retired engineer for

Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...

. He led the team that developed the

Prius The is a car built by Toyota which has a hybrid drivetrain, combining an internal combustion engine with an electric motor. Initially offered as a four-door sedan, it has been produced only as a five-door liftback since 2003. In 2007, th ...

and, though retired, still works as a consultant for Toyota. He is known as "Mr. Hybrid."

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''Your World Today'' broadcast transcript

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''"Takehisa Yaegashi: Proud Papa Of The Prius"''

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, June 20, 2005 (URL last accessed November 2, 2006). *Fairley, Peter
''"Hybrids' Rising Sun"''

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