Toyota Halts Prius Production To Develop Flying Car
source: http://crispgreen.com/2011/04/toyota-halts-prius-production-to-develop-flying-car/
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Toyota is known around the world for producing affordable, reliable cars with gas mileage that far exceeds the low expectations set by the American government. Despite technical difficulties with some of its cars in 2010, the Japanese company is once again ready to set the standard for cutting edge technology.
"In the 1980's we promised people that our technology would be so advanced by the year 2000, everyone would be driving flying cars," said Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda. "Everyday I get angry emails from nerds like Avery Brooks, reminding me that it's now 2011, and we're still making cars that drive on the ground."
And Toyoda has had enough.
On April 1st, the Toyota CEO strode into a meeting with his head designers and engineers, and delivered some shocking news: Toyota would halt production of its incredibly popular Prius line so that the company could focus its efforts on being the first to offer a fuel efficient, affordable flying car.
Keep reading: http://t.co/3LPhVfY
"In the 1980's we promised people that our technology would be so advanced by the year 2000, everyone would be driving flying cars," said Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda. "Everyday I get angry emails from nerds like Avery Brooks, reminding me that it's now 2011, and we're still making cars that drive on the ground."
And Toyoda has had enough.
On April 1st, the Toyota CEO strode into a meeting with his head designers and engineers, and delivered some shocking news: Toyota would halt production of its incredibly popular Prius line so that the company could focus its efforts on being the first to offer a fuel efficient, affordable flying car.
Keep reading: http://t.co/3LPhVfY
