Takehisa Yaegashi

Takehisa Yaegashi (born 1943) is a retired engineer for Toyota Motor Corporation. He led the team that developed the Prius and, though retired, still works as a consultant for Toyota. He is known as "Mr. Hybrid."

References

* [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/24/ywt.01.html "Your World Today" broadcast transcript] , CNN, April 24, 2006 (URL last accessed November 2, 2006).
*Dawson, Chester, [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_25/b3938027.htm "Takehisa Yaegashi: Proud Papa Of The Prius"] , BusinessWeek, June 20, 2005 (URL last accessed November 2, 2006).
*Fairley, Peter, [http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?ch=biztech&sc=&id=13525&pg=2 "Hybrids' Rising Sun"] , Technology Review, April 1, 2004 (URL last accessed November 2, 2006).