Toyota IQ Electric Vehicle to Launch in 2010

Toyota EV Concept Logo

Expected to feature a 150km (93 mile) range

By Michael Gauthier
July 29, 2009 7:10 PM
Filed Under: Electric Vehicle, Japanese, Rumours, Toyota

New details have emerged about Toyota's upcoming iQ-based battery electric vehicle.

Essentially previewed by the FT-EV Concept which debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the production EV is expected to be launched in 2010 with unique styling.

Although information is scarce, the EV will feature lithium ion batteries which will provide power to four in-wheel motors. This should enable the car to travel up to 150km (93 miles) on a full charge. Toyota estimates that recharging should take about eight hours, but the exact time will depend on a number of variables.

Overall, the Toyota IQ EV sounds similar to Nissan's upcoming EV which will also be launched in 2010. However, the Nissan boasts a slight advantage as its range is expected to be 160km (99.4 miles).

 

Source: autocar

Comments

MusTang
July 29, 2009 7:28 PM
I am sure, I'm not going even to sit in this car. Rubbish

scratchy996
July 30, 2009 12:07 AM
dutch vandals will have a blast !

9TNine
July 30, 2009 12:55 PM
Toyota has found its niche... building electric- powered appliances!

(But i think it looks better than the iQ)

bone91
July 30, 2009 12:58 PM
wohaa! 150KM range. how short! plus eight hours of charging. how long! equals total rubbish!

odysseus
July 30, 2009 5:57 PM
That is fairly enough to drive to work and home. It's the right choose for commuters. So what's your problem?

teuton
July 30, 2009 1:54 PM
What a load of junk? Toyota, you already make enough boring cars! Why another EV junk?

odysseus
July 30, 2009 5:58 PM
To be honest: EV is the future. That's what the teutons not want to understand.

Prince_Ash
July 30, 2009 3:25 PM
such a god awful car, its like someone took an asian goti hippy and asked them to design a car. dreadful.

odysseus
July 30, 2009 5:59 PM
Don't forget that we will see this car also as the Aston Cygnet…

9TNine
July 30, 2009 11:56 PM
You like this don’t you, Odysseus? What this thing really needs is “wireless charging” – something I understand Nissan is working on, on their electric vehicle.

That way, in congested tiny Euro cities where this thing really will be found (or floating in the Dutch canals at the hands of drunken Dutch yobs who have mistaken it for a Smart), pedestrians don’t trip up on power cords when they walk down the street, alongside resident parking bays full of these things.

But solar and battery technology may one day advance so that a solar panel on the roof will charge the batteries and you can then use it for FREE, just like your Casio! My first calculator cost 100 quid had 4 basic functions, a battery draining green LED (not LCD) display and the Duracell batteries only lasted 6 hours, or so! Had you told me then that today they would cost less than a couple of quid and be solar powered… I’d be most impressed! Here’s hoping….!

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