Man, US tech and the 90’s. Al Gore pushed for The Partnership for a Next Generation Vehicle. They say the only vehicle the PNGV produced was the Prius, and Toy

Man, US tech and the 90’s. Al Gore pushed for The Partnership for a Next Generation Vehicle. They say the only vehicle the PNGV produced was the Prius, and Toyota was not eligible to participate. But they freaked out because the Americans were taking it seriously and created a dream team by recruiting their best people into a new program. Only it was all for show. So TM ended up with a serious car and everyone else with demonstrators.