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TOYOTA i-ROAD
Introducing the all-new, all-electric TOYOTA i-ROAD. Making its World Premiere at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the i-ROAD Personal Mobility Vehicle (PMV) is a new form of transportation offering greater flexibility in an urban environment. Read more after the break.
The i-ROAD seats two occupants in a comfortable, enclosed environment. With the vehicles unique “Active Lean” technology, the i-ROAD provides a safe, intuitive and enjoyable, helmet-free driving experience. The i-ROAD also incorporates an awesome rear-wheel steering system (see it in action in the video below).
With its near-silent EV powertrain, the i-ROAD is emissions-free. One 3-hour charge will give you a range of up to 50 km!
“Active Lean” technology
This cool compact PMV will make its debut tomorrow in Geneva. Although still in a concept stage, we will be putting compact PMVs based on the i-ROAD to work as part of an experimental project to evaluate market response. The three-year project will start at the end of 2014 in Grenoble, France.
Check out the i-ROAD in action in our brand new video:
Full picture gallery available here
Original teaser video
Sjors . : i like the i-road. I need a scootor for go to school but this i lovely. Can you drive it with a scooter licence? And how Much is the i-road
. baldiniantonio : ottimo sviluppo della tecnica da parte di Toyota, se conterrà i costi se ne può prevedere un grande sviluppo mondiale
Victor Rojas : Me llama la atención lo practico y util del modelo i road, hojala pronte llege a mi paíz Costa Rica, ya que la gasolina aquí es la más cara de toda Centroamerica, pero por nuestra riqueza hídrica, nuestra electricidad es producida por medio de embalses. Se que a muchos de ser posible cambiariamos nuestros vehículos de combustion por el iroad electrico.
Daniel Gelinas : il seras disponible en 2014 aux québec
a quel prix
il y auras t-il un panneau solaire sur le véhicule
seras t-il considéré comme une auto ou moto
Alain Taverriti : Pour l’instant, il est encore trop tôt pour confirmer les spécifications du véhicule, son prix de lancement, etc… c’est encore un concept et une version définitive sera présentée plus tard.
Thomas Straetz : a great idea and a good solution for the future, as most cars transport only one person! the driver!
but, 50 km cruising range are not enough.
hope this vehicle will be realized in germany as soon as possible.
rgds
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McAfeez Entertainment : please i love this mehn, when we gonna see it in market? how much is it gonna cost ?
Danny Chen : Thanks for your interest in our i-ROAD! Our new Personal Mobility Vehicle is still a concept for now, but they will be part of a real-world trial in Grenoble, France starting end of next year. http://newsroom.toyota.eu/pressrelease/3269//city-grenoble-grenoble-alpes-m%C3%A9tropole-cit%C3%A9-lib-edf
Scanie . : Would be perfect in european historical cities (Roma, Lucca…). For customers to buy one, it would need a small trunk, even separable with rolls or a small two wheels lorry which would’nt need inclination.
As an inner cities vehicle only, touristic or multiuser usage would be prevalent. Capability to bundle several would make possible variable length street “trains” for touristical purposes. One intermediate car could even leave train and catch another later…
Pim Wijnmaalen : I still think it would do well for use outside the urban area. Something like the carver, but necessarily build for speed, like that one was. A two-seater could also work as a second car of course, get the daily shopping and all that. unfortunately I commute around 200 km every day, shame. And to Just Ernst, the back wheel is behind the right front, computer generated or not, the perspective seems right to me.
Danny Chen : Thanks for your comments! One of the uses for the i-ROAD Personal Mobility Vehicle is what we call “last mile mobility”. You would commute to your place of work using public transport, and jump in the i-ROAD at the station to go to your final destination. This is what we will trial in France starting next year http://newsroom.toyota.eu/pressrelease/3269//city-grenoble-grenoble-alpes-m%C3%A9tropole-cit%C3%A9-lib-edf
Pim Wijnmaalen : oh.. so close!.. 50 km range is no good in Ireland though.. are you considering a different type of engine (please).. Diesel would be just fine, the extra weight won’t matter to much low down..
Alain Taverriti : i-ROAD is mainly targetting teh needs for mobility in congested urban areas. It is designed as a clean, zero emission, alternative to individual cars. That’s why we believe a 50 km range is enough.
Sroka . : Ich hätte gern mehr zu diesem neuen n” Roller ” gewusst !
Mit den freundlichsten Grüßen
Joachim Sroka
Alain Taverriti : Here you go: http://newsroom.toyota.eu/pressrelease/3199/1141/2013-geneva-motor-show-toyota-i-road
Available in German too as an attached document.