City Car Future

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 diperkenalkakn in this exhibition.
With the new battery technology and radical design that has never existed before, this concept car shows what kind of electric cars in the future. This is Toyota's vision of future vehicles.
FT-EV II is actually an evolutionary refinement of the FT-EV concept that was shown at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. FT-EV II is the embryo of an electric-powered city car of the future.


FT-EV II is smaller than any Toyota model, even compared to Toyota iQ micro-car (the smallest four-passenger car in the world). With such a small size, the FT-EV II can still accommodate four people with a layout of three plus one, like the Toyota iQ. The 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 the FT-EV II space is structuring a thorough and careful about the placement of the battery and electric motor. The result, the front room that could be harnessed to the passenger compartment.

The sliding door provides easy access in and out. The door is very practical model for urban areas that have limited parking space, where the spacing between the parked cars are very narrow.Electric motor can propel the car until 100km/jam with roaming capabilities up to 90km. The most striking absence in the interior is the steering wheel, replaced the control stick similar to that used pesawatToyota also designed the glass front is very wide. Glass like this, besides improving the driver's visibility is also passengers in it feel roomy.

According to Toyota, the FT-EV II will use a much more sophisticated batteries of Lithium-ion battery, battery current best. As we all know, Toyota is developing battery technology that has the ability to store energy for up to 10 times higher than Li-ion, but the weight and smaller dimensions. These batteries are expected to be applied en masse in electric and hybrid cars over the next decade."We are looking for something better than Lithium-ion batteries," said Akihiro Yanaka, project manager for Toyota's sophisticated cars. By using more sophisticated batteries, battery size can be made more concise, 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 their efforts on improving the efficiency of such systems pengerak electric motor and batteries. Yataka explained, Toyota is also working to improve the efficiency of other components. For example air conditioning, which includes energy-intensive. This effort to reduce the burden of energy sources."We're trying to get a more efficient method for creating comfort. You do not need to heat or cool the entire passenger compartment, if you can cool or heat the passenger's body, "said Yataka.