The word Yagi is the name of one of the Japanese inventors of these directional antennas. The other inventor's name was Uda so in technical circles these are Uda-Yagi antennas in honor of the inventor team. The invention is from the early 1900s. While there is a multitude of directional antenna designs in use today, the Yagi is the most popular, well known and most seen.
The XV40 was the first Camry series available with a gasoline/electric hybrid drivetrain (see: below). Known as the Toyota Camry Hybrid, the gasolineâelectric model premiered in January 2006âalongside the non-hybrid car. Camry Hybrids were initially built solely at the Tsutsumi plant in Toyota, Aichi, Japan, although the hybrid has never been available for purchase in its home market.
1 Toyota is recalling approximately 10,000 vehicles in the U.S., including the 2014 Toyota Corolla, to replace the wiper switch. 2  The other vehicles include the 2013-'14 Toyota Camry, Camry Hybrid, 2013 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid.