Announcing the Plural of Prius!

The votes are in and the Plural of Prius has been named! Check out this fun video to see the new Plural of Prius:

NHTSA/NASA Study Affirms Toyota Safety

In a March, 2010 study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) engineers analyzed the Toyota electronic throttle control (ETC) system for possible vulnerabilities resulting in unexpected acceleration. Teaming with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct these tests, the NHSTA recently released reports stating that neither agency found any electronic cause or vehicle-based cause to large throttle openings that can cause unexpected acceleration.

Read the full report from the NHSTA and NASA here.

In response to these reports Steve St. Angelo, Toyota’s Chief Quality Officer for North America, said the following in an official press release:

“Toyota welcomes the findings of NASA and NHTSA regarding our Electronic Throttle Control System with intelligence (ETCS-i) and we appreciate the thoroughness of their review. We believe this rigorous scientific analysis by some of America's foremost engineers should further reinforce confidence in the safety of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. We hope this important study will help put to rest unsupported speculation about Toyota's ETCS-i, which is well-designed and well-tested to ensure that a real world, un-commanded acceleration of the vehicle cannot occur."

Read more about Toyota's response here.