By most accounts the Government scrappage scheme, worth £2,000 to the owner of a car ten years old or older, has been a great success. The scheme is generally credited with reinvigorating vehicle sales in the UK in the second half of 2009.
Archive for December 2009
Can’t scrap it? Maybe you could swap it. Read on for details.
Parking up - using the Prius’ parking assist
The Prius is best known for its remarkable Hybrid Synergy Drive which, along with its slippery aerodynamics and plenty of other clever technology, lets it achieve such remarkable economy and emissions figures.
Christmas on the Toyota blog
Dear readers,
Just to let you know: from Thursday 24 December 2009 to Sunday 3 January 2010 inclusive, we’ll be running a ‘reduced service’ on the blog.
A new year and a new hybrid
Across the Atlantic Toyota is preparing to celebrate a hybrid New Year by revealing an all-new hybrid model at the Detroit motor show.
Official switch-on for Toyota’s plug-in Prius
It’s official: Toyota announced this week that an international trial of the plug-in Prius will start next year, followed by a full production model in two years’ time. It’s news we’ve been eagerly anticipating since the Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) was unveiled as a concept car at the Frankfurt motor show.
Prius named Top Gear City Car of the Year
It’s been a great week for Prius. The full hybrid made the Green Car Journal Green Car of the Year shortlist and then was named WhatGreenCar Car of the Year, and now it has another award to its name: Top Gear City Car of the Year.
