Toyota Canada vying for a third consecutive title at the Rallye International Vert de Montreal

The superior energy efficiency of the powertrain of the Prius Plug-In Hybrid is now the standard for all hybrid

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV) - PROVEN energy efficient powertrain - will defend his title as the best vehicle energetics performance category of hybrids seeking to win it for the third time on the Rallye International Vert de Montreal in 2012, which will ran from September 28 to 30.

The Rallye International Vert de Montreal is the seventh annual tests Cup alternative energies of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The ordeal is a "green" three-day rally ran a distance of 600 km. The rally will the challenge to show the best possible performance energetics of advanced technology vehicles that use alternative energies or energy sources such as gas, electricity, propane, biofuel and diesel. Montreal is the only rally Cup of alternative energy FIA has to keep Canada among the nine that will be run around the world this year.

Rally of Montreal 2012, Vinh Pham pilot, engineer in the Department of Technology and propeller tip Toyota Canada group, the browser will append Alan Ockwell, who won his first rally navigation at the age of nine years and whose impressive palmares are five first places and a twenty podiums Rally performance.

"On numerous occasions, the Prius PHV, and indeed all the Prius family, proves that this is Toyota which establishes the standard for green technology evolved", stated Stephen Beatty, Managing Principal and Chief Manager Environment at Toyota Canada Inc. "With more than 4 million units sold worldwide, Toyota hybrids have proved to the entire planet they are more than ready for the real world. "

With its substantial autonomy in electric mode while combined with assured mobility provided by the synergetic hybrid proven system of Toyota, Toyota Prius Plug offers the best of both worlds: electric mode for short distances such as commuting, and hybridized to all rest. Thanks to this, the Toyota Prius PHV has won the rally last year by passing the most energy efficient, 3 L/100 km.

To follow the blog posts, view photos and read updates on the Prius Plug-in green Rallye International de Montreal, visit the Facebook page of the Toyota Prius Plug-Canada: www.Facebook.com / ToyotaCanadaPriusPlugin.

For more information on alternatives Cup FIA or green energies Montreal International Rally, visit:

http://www.rallye-alternative.com/

http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/championships/Pages/alternative.aspx