Even Porsche entered a contestant, which is the beauty of these green rallies. Most major manufacturers were represented at the event--every maker from Mitsubishi to GMC had at least one entry and something to prove.
Fifty kilometers per hour isn’t much–just 31 miles per hour–but that’s still a reasonable driving speed for alternative energy cars built for city driving. Toyota Canada engineer Vinh Pham drove the winning Prius with his navigator Peter Nytko. Their plug-in Prius averaged 76 miles per gallon over the course of the rally. The winning car now has the privilege of competing in the March 2012 Rallye Monte-Carlo des vehicules a energie alternative.
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Via AutoBlog Canada
