Toyota City Car Concept In The Future

The Future City Car 

Tokyo Motor Show 2009 exhibition uncovers more of the future of electric car technology, as reflected in the Toyota FT-EV II concept car that introduced in this exhibition. 

With new battery technology and radical design that has never existed before, this concept car shows what kind of future the electric car. This is Toyota's vision of future vehicles.

FT-EV II is actually an evolutionary refinement of the FT-EV concept that has been shown at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. FT-EV II is the forerunner of the electric-powered city car of the future. 

FT-EV II is smaller than any other Toyota models, even compared to the Toyota iQ micro-car (the smallest four-passenger car in the world). With small size, the FT-EV II can still accommodate four people with the layout of three plus one, such as the Toyota iQ. Composition of three adults and one child. If not used, the child seat can also be changed function so the goods. The key to the efficiency of space FT-EV II is a careful arrangement and be careful about the placement of the battery and electric motor. As a result, the front room that could be used for the passenger compartment.

Sliding door provides easy access in and out. The door is very practical model for urban areas that have limited parking space, where the distance between the cars parked between very narrow. 

The electric motor can propel the car to 100km / h with the ability to roam up to 90 km. The most conspicuous absence in the interior is the steering wheel, replaced the control stick similar to that used air plan Toyota also designed a very wide windshield. Glass like this, in addition to improving the driver's visibility is also a passenger in it feel airy.

According to Toyota, the FT-EV II will use a much more sophisticated battery of Lithium-ion, battery current best. As we all know, Toyota is developing battery technology that has the ability to store up to 10 times more energy than Li-ion, but the weight and smaller dimensions. The battery is expected to be massively applied in electric and hybrid cars over the next decade. 

"We were looking for something better than Lithium-ion batteries," said Akihiro Yanaka, project manager for advanced Toyota cars. By using more sophisticated batteries, battery size can be made ​​more compact, while peformanya increases. That is why Toyota designed the FT-EV II is so tiny, even smaller than the FT-EV. 

Toyota did not stop the efforts to improve system efficiency mover as electric motors and batteries. Yataka explained, Toyota is also working to improve the efficiency of other components. For example AC, which includes energy-intensive. This effort to reduce the burden of energy sources.

"We are trying to obtain more efficient methods for creating a comfort. You do not need to heat or cool the passenger compartment, where you can cool or heat the passenger's body, "said Yataka.

Source Toyota.astra.co.id