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UMatters interviews Bill Reinert, Toyota Prius designer and UMKC alumnus

November 9th, 2010 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Government and Higher Education, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals, Profiles, UMKC Foundation, University Advancement

Bill Reinert (A&S, 1974) is the National Manager of Toyota Motor Corporation’s advanced technology group and works out of the company’s Torrance, California office. He helped design the Prius, Toyota’s groundbreaking, full hybrid electric mid-size car. When it went on sale in Japan in 1997, it was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle. Made available [...]

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