Sure they're environmentally friendly but how fast can a hybrid vehicle go? Fast enough to be impounded, one taxi driver has learned.
West Vancouver police pulled over a Toyota Prius just before midnight on Tuesday after it was clocked at 164 kilometres per hour on Highway 1 at Cypress Bowl Road.
Officers handed the driver, a 33-year-old Surrey man, a $368 violation ticket for excessive speed and towed the vehicle for a seven-day impound.
Though the taxi was "in service," there were no passengers in the car at the time.
Police are not releasing the name of the registered owner of the taxi.
The Prius was the second excessive speed impound of the night for West Vancouver police.
The driver of a Nissan sports coupe also lost his ride after being pulled over for driving at 150 km/h just before 9 p.m.
