Miami-Dade County bought 300 Toyota Prius hybrids over five years ago and then forgot about them

The Miami-Dade County government purchased about 300 Toyota Prius hybrids in 2006 and 2007, but misplaced them without ever having used them. The taxpayers are out $4 million.

201204261529The county "discovered" this fleet of no-mileage vehicles after reading about them in a Spanish-language newspaper there. Most of the misplaced motorcade is made up of Toyota Prius hybrids whose warranties either expired with very few miles on the odo or will very soon.

Hundreds of 5-year-old municipal vehicles found in Miami that were never used (Via The Agitator)