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Will the Toyota Prius plug-in cost much the same as a normal Prius?

Toyota Prius plug-in - only around £2.5k more than a regular Prius? Toyota has managed to corner the market in hybrid cars over the last decade after its remarkably prescient decision to focus on ‘Eco’ cars long before the mainstream cottoned on to the changing mood of governments – and car buyers – to the impact cars have on wallets and the environment. We won’t drag out our usual objections to the ceaseless quest for pointless ever-lower CO2 emissions, but we will instead commend the Prius for being a remarkable transport appliance, one which – if driven in a certain manner – can produce remarkable feats of economy and emit pleasingly low levels of the stuff that does real harm – NOx and Particulates.

Vote in our greatest supercar of 2010 poll

It’s the year of the supercar. 2010 heralds first UK deliveries of spectacular supercars from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. Plus we’re counting down to Lexus’s first hypercar, Aston’s £1m rival to the Bugatti Veyron, and McLaren’s successor to arguably the greatest of all time, the F1.

Ford recalls trucks to fix fuel-tank straps

Ford is recalling 1.1 million pickups to fix fuel-tank straps that can corrode and possibly break. The recall covers 1997-2003 Ford F-150s, F-250s and the Lincoln Blackwood pickup. The fuel-tank straps could corrode over time, leading to failure and the tank dropping to the pavement.