May 26
Written by: Aaron Turpen 808 views
Published on May 26th, 2009 in Hybrid Vehicles
The British Army took delivery of fifty Toyota Prius early this month. The cars will be used by the White Fleet, which is the Army’s non-combat corps of administrators and officers. Sources say that they did test the Prius with a 30mm canon on it, but that the recoil crumpled the car’s roof, so the plan to field them as ultra-efficient combat vehicles was scrapped.
OK, maybe not, but I wondered what a Prius in monster truck and camouflage would look like. So I made one. 
The White Fleet is determined to cut their emissions to a 130g/km average by 2011. The Ministry of Defense says that this first fleet of Prius will be the first big step towards that goal.
Source: AutoblogGreen
Tags: British army, hybrid vehicle, prius, toyota, White Fleet
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