Toyota iQ Pure-Electric Prototype is presented


The Geneva Motor Show in March will host the European debut of an all-electric prototype of the Toyota iQ. A flat, newly developed and compact lithium-ion battery mounted under the car's floor powers the electric motor of the iQ EV. Toyota informed that the battery pack did not reduce the passenger space or the regular iQ's load area and its potential driving range reaches up to 105 km or 65 miles. Offering a potential market launch through a leasing programme, this EV prototype is currently being tested on European roads, also investigating its viability in other regions. The car is expected to be brought in the USA and is going to join three more new models at the firm's Geneva Salon stand, incorporating the Yaris HSD hybrid concept, a closer production concept of the FT-86 rear-wheel drive coupe and the European market variant of the Prius+ minivan with seven seats.