British Business Minister Peter Mandelson (R) sits in a Toyota prototype model of a plug-in hybrid 'Prius' at the British Embassy in Tokyo on October 5, 2009, as he shakes hands with Katsuaki Watanabe (L), vice president of Toyota Motors. Mandelson is on a three-day visit to Tokyo. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

British Business Minister Peter Mandelson (R) sits in a Toyota prototype model of a plug-in hybrid 'Prius' at the British Embassy in Tokyo on October 5, 2009, as he shakes hands with Katsuaki Watanabe (L), vice president of Toyota Motors. Mandelson is on a three-day visit to Tokyo.