There are a few other mis-statements in the article.

The U.S. Prius has no EV mode? Where did he get that?
And the thing about the dangers of driving a silent car (in EV mode) - give me a break. I drove a Toyota RAV4-EV (pure electric) for three years and never had a problem due to the lack of engine noise.

2006 HCH Alabaster Silver w/Navi
2003 Honda Accord LX