% TMC refuses to produce a ~$30k EV. Instead has spent years and R&D $M on an nEV that they will likely never sell. Then NYT sez TMC has the gall to ask what its iRoad is good for? ... Go figure %
'?How come ISIS drives so many Toyotas?' http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/automobiles/toyota-asks-for-ideas-about-how-to-use-an-ultrasmall-vehicle.html Toyota Asks for Ideas About How to Use an Ultrasmall Vehicle DEC. 3, 2015 NICK CZAP [image http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/12/04/business/04wheels-web/04wheels-web-master675.jpg Toyota has built prototypes of the three-wheeled i-Road, above, but now it needs to develop a market for it. Credit Toyota ] AS a rush of innovation reshapes the automotive industry, from ride-hailing apps to autonomous driving technology, automakers have joined in rethinking the future of transportation. Toyota, in one venture, is thinking small: a pint-size, three-wheeled electric vehicle called the i-Road. It has built prototypes of the vehicle, but now it needs to develop a market for it ... Mr. Yamato acknowledged that Toyota did not yet have a clear timeline for introducing the i-Road on the global market. “Certainly, this is a prototype,” he said. “We are currently stepping up to bring it to the mass-production phase.” ... [© nytimes.com] ... http://www.toyota-global.com/innovation/personal_mobility/i-road/ Toyota i-Road Main Specifications Length 2,345 mm Width 870 mm Height 1,455 mm Wheel base 1,695 mm Tire size (Front) 80/90-16 (Rear) 120/90-10 Minimum turning radius 3.0 m Occupancy Japan:１ Europe:2 ＊1 Curb weight 300 kg＊2 Powertrain2 electric motors Maximum speed Japan: 60km/h Europe: 45km/h ＊1 Cruising range on a single charge 50 km＊3 Battery type Lithium-ion ... http://wbay.com/2015/11/20/tech-trends-tiny-electric-car/ Tech Trends: Tiny electric car (v) November 20, 2015 Vince Cestone, KRON, Gabe Slate ... [dated] http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/three-wheel-toyota-i-road-urban-electric-vehicle-tested-tokyo-article-1.1729230 Three-wheel wonder! Toyota i-ROAD urban electric vehicle to be tested in Tokyo Mar 21, 2014 The Toyota i-ROAD urban electric vehicle is set to start a consumer test in Tokyo. Based on a concept car seen at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, the i-ROAD ... ... http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/04/testing-toyotas-three-wheel-leaning-i-road-trike-in-japan/ Testing Toyota's three-wheel, leaning i-Road trike in Japan Nov 4, 2013 Toyota engineers said they gathered feedback on those four visions of single-person transport in order to come up with its latest concept, the i-Road. It takes ... ... http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-reduces-availability-of-scion-iq-ev-ramps-up-hybrid-production/24324/ Toyota pulls the plug on widespread EV sales Sep 27, 2012 In a status summary of the company's environmental technology development progress and its deployment of vehicles plans for the next few years, the Toyota ... http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-to-toyota-how-come-isis-drives-so-many-of-your-trucks-2015-10-07 U.S. to Toyota: How come ISIS drives so many of your trucks ... Oct 7, 2015 - Toyota has been put on the spot by the U.S. government, which has asked the Japanese car maker to explain just how Islamic State has got hold of hundreds of its four-wheel drive vehicles. For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Toyota-asks-what-its-3whl-1seat-iRoad-nEV-is-good-for-tp4679116.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
