Toyota says hybrids
sold in U.S. have saved 100 million gallons of gas
Toyota´s at 100 million and counting.
Nov. 29
The carmaker estimates that Toyota and Lexus
hybrid vehicles sold in the United States since 2000 have now saved more
than 100 million gallons of gasoline.
To keep track of the ongoing savings, the company has a running tally
on a billboard in El Segundo, Calif. That billboard hit the 100 million
mark on Nov. 25, Toyota said.
Along with saving gasoline, the company also said the hybrids also
have avoided creating about 900,000 tons of carbon dioxide and 3 million
pounds of smog-forming gases.
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