Toyota Prius can't pass emission test

Owners of the Toyota Prius Hybrid are having their tempers flaring thanks to the difficulty in getting the cars to clear the state emission test in Georgia. The quirky nature of the Prius to shut off the gas engine while still moving on its electric motor is tripping up the test equipment causing numerous failures.

A local television station WSB-TV Channel 2 (http://www.wsbtv.com) reporting on the problems with the 2004 Toyota Prius taped several tests that ended in failure. Apparently for the moment the only way for the Toyota Prius owners to get their emissions passed is to abort the procedure which will in turn generate a special code that they then call the main testing stations who will then notify the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicles so they can get their tags.

The Georgia Clean Air group is attempting to figure out a way around the Prius’s gas saving engine shut down so they can pass the emissions test. Surely Toyota knows a way to keep the engine running for such a test, so if any Toyota folks can help the State of Georgia with their requirement to test the emissions I am sure they will appreciate it. By the way, the cost for the test is $25, but the Georgia Clean Air group only gets 95 cents of that.