Never mind that the Toyota Prius is popular with environmentally conscious motorists -- some environmentalists still wonder if Toyota is living up to its image as a green automaker.
Environmental groups, led by the Natural Resources Defense Council, are challenging Toyota Motor Corp.'s opposition to strict fuel economy standards pending in Congress, a position the Japanese company shares with General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC.
During the past two weeks, about 8,300 NRDC activists e-mailed faxes to the company urging Toyota to support a Senate energy bill that would set a 35 mile-per-gallon requirement by 2020.
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