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The Little Prius That Couldn’t

James Sikes speaks to the press in El Cajon, Calif., on Tuesday.  (Associated Press)

James Sikes speaks to the press in El Cajon, Calif., on Tuesday.

Keithincda told us about this over the weekend. It seems that careening, out of control Prius can’t really careen. C’mon, everyone knows you’re lucky if you can get a Prius up to 60 mph, so 93 seems a bit of a stretch.

SAN DIEGO – Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, according to a draft memorandum obtained Saturday by the Associated Press that a congressional spokesman says casts doubt on the driver’s story.

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