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[JapaneseSportCars.com] Toyota Prius Throttle and Brake Systems: Myth VS. Fact ...: Fact: In a situation where it appears to the driver that the brake pedal has been depressed, but acceleration results, the driver should stay calm and take immediate action by moving the transmission shift lever to Neutral, use a firm and steady application of the brakes, then get to the side of the road and assess the situation. Neutral allows the driver to gain immediate control, and provides the driver with time to evaluate what is happening to the vehicle.

[HybridCars.com] Prius Runaway Story Raises Suspicion | Hybrid Cars: When is the Japanese government going to stand up against this BS..we need to stop low lifes like Sikes who cannot go out and earn a decent days living by making an example of him - after all what happened to baloon boys parents? same deal I think

[Serkadis] Prius Myths Busted by Toyota «: It became official that the Toyota Prius, Japan’s best selling hybrid car, had to be recalled due to breaking issues. Apparently, there has also been a report which states that a Toyota Prius got its accelerator stuck on an US highway, so the car might be suffering from both of the automaker’s problems.

[MashTrends] Tata Nano EV: Electric version of World's Cheapest Car Unveiled ...: 4 automaker said Friday the i-MiEV will help it survive increasingly intense global competition. December 10th, 2009 more imagesmore imagesKolkata - Maruti won't come as the first name when you are thinking to buy a luxury Sedan or a sports car in India but they are desperately trying to break the myth by launching this concept car into reality.

[3000 Mile Oil Change-Truth Or Myth?] 3000 Mile Oil Change-Truth Or Myth? » Toyota Reportedly Pondering ...: Separately, a Japanese auto industry newspaper, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbum, reported this morning that Toyota would be increasing Prius production by about 12 percent – adding production of the hybrid at a third plant, to the tune of 6,000 new units each month –

[iNewsCatcher] Tests fail to duplicate acceleration problem in Prius: and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, according to a memorandum obtained Saturday by The Associated Press that a congressional spokesman says casts doubt on the driver’s story. James Sikes, 61, called 911 on Monday to report losing control of his Prius as the hybrid reached speeds of 94 mph.

[Go Green Toolshed] Toyota Said to Recall Prius Hybrid Cars in Japan This Week ”¦: 1 in Japan sales as green interest grows (2 of 3) The Prius has been the biggest beneficiary... New study shatters the myth of hybrid cars saving the planet ”¦ .

[Buying-HDTV.com] GigaPan panorama robots now for SLRs, too | Buying-HDTV.com: With the Escort Entourage CIS installed in our CNET test vehicle, we staged a few mock thefts to see how the device would help us to retrieve our “stolen” car. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog Read More → .

[Gadgetophilia] Tata Nano EV: Electric version of World's Cheapest Car Unveiled: more images more images Kolkata - Maruti won't come as the first name when you are thinking to buy a luxury Sedan or a sports car in India but they are desperately trying to break the myth by launching this concept car into reality. It is expected to be launched in 2010 and will compete with cars like Honda Civic, Toyota Corrola, Skoda Octavia and upcoming Volkswagen Jetta as it will also be placed in the 10 lakh cars bracket albeit a bit on the higher side as you can expect.

[Wheels] At the Toyota Hearing, Remembering the Pinto - Wheels Blog ...: Schwartz, “The Myth of the Ford Pinto Case,” maintains that the Pinto was not significantly more dangerous than other cars of the time, and that the internal memo reflected accepted federal safety standards then in place. Toyota also has .

[20SomethingFinance.com] Ford Fiesta: The Must Buy Car of 2010: @ Wizard Prang - How much of Toyota's revenue and profit stays in the U.S.? This means the “Japanese cars are best” myth (and it is a myth, they are excellent, but so are cars from lots of places) will be very difficult.

[Carbon Footprint] Carbon Footprint » Blog Archive » Do you really think that a Prius ...: (They were using data from the early 1970’s about the INCO-Sudbury nickel mine, which was more than 20 years before the first hybrids needed NiMH batteries, and the plant has greatly cleaned themselves up and reforested the area since then. If you were to add up the amount of nickel in the million+ hybrids sold since 1997, the total is less than 1% of the world’s annual nickel production (far more nickel is used for stainless steel, for example).)

[WE Blog] Is supply-side myth behind budgetary crack-up? | WE Blog | Wichita ...: 2010 - Toyota recalls a total of 437,000 units of its 2010 Prius, Sai, Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid) and Lexus HS250h hybrids globally, including 155,000 in North America, 223,000 in Japan and 53,000 in Europe. [SGE61800X] The world’s largest automaker is under fire for two other recalls covering more than 8 million vehicles worldwide due to problems with slipping floormats and sticky accelerator pedals.

[Hybric Cars] Are these true drawbacks of a Toyota prius or just myths?: Hybrids are new? almost 12 years in Japan, nearly 9 years in the US”¦ Maintenance - regularly scheduled maintenance is just an oil/filter change and tire rotation every 7500 miles or 6 months, .

[CNET News.com] Toyota's latest woes may be hard-wired | Nanotech - The Circuits ...: In a well-documented case detailed in a petition to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), Jordan Ziprin claims that, in 2005, when backing out of a driveway near his home in Phoenix, his 2002 Toyota Camry XLE suddenly accelerated and slammed into a utility box.

[Tech Mom Version E] Tech Mom Version E: Akio Toyota, electric cars and more..: There is a conspiracy theory going around on the Japanese Net that the U.S. government (particularly LaHood) and the U.S. press are treating Toyota unfairly, compared to their U.S. counterparts on the similar situation.  U.S. auto companies are getting a huge financial help from the U.S. government, the theory goes, and the government/press want to beat up Toyota to help sales of GM and Ford. 

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