Drivers will get up to £5,000 from the Government if they buy an electric car
but the number of grants has been sharply cut from earlier plans.
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Drivers to get £5,000 electric car subsidy
Posted: 28th July 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: £5, 000, electric car, grant, LEAF, Nissan, prius, subsidy
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Toyota to halt production at British plants
Posted: 26th March 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: car, japan, prius, production, toyota
Toyota has announced it is to suspend production at its plants in Britain and
France after a global sales dip in the wake of its mass safety recalls.
Toyota comes out fighting over ‘runaway’ Prius
Posted: 16th March 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: prius, prius hybrid, PriusHybrid, toyota, toyota prius, toyota recall, ToyotaPrius, ToyotaRecall
Filed under: Toyota, Hybrids-Alternative, Government/Legal, Safety, News
Toyota’s investigation into the events surrounding the San Diego “runaway Prius” in the US has revealed serious inconsistencies between the driver’s account of what occurred and the initial findings of the manufacturer’s engineers.
After a two day technical examination of the car in question, Toyota’s experts concluded that the Prius’s accelerator pedal, push button power switch and gear selector were all working normally. The brakes, though heavily worn, were also considered to be functioning correctly.
Though the final report is not ready, a strongly worded press release makes it clear that Toyota’s technicians were unable to recreate the incident, and considered the circumstances described by the driver to be highly unlikely.
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Patrol officer saves man from runaway Toyota Prius
Posted: 9th March 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: california, prius, rescue, runaway, san diego, toyota
A California Highway Patrol officer helped rescue a 61-year-old from his
runaway Toyota Prius after the car’s accelerator got stuck at 94mph.
Toyota: a history in pictures
Posted: 12th February 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: AA, car maker, corolla, crown, formula one, history, lexus, partner robot, pictures, prius, recall, Toyoda, toyota
As Toyota faces the biggest crisis in its history, with its reputation in
tatters after millions of safety recalls, we look back at the car maker
through the years.