Toyota RAV4 EV and electrical plans with the help of Tesla - Result of its alliance with Tesla and we could see the first electric model Toyota's RAV4 EV, an SUV with about 300CV that can travel more than 160km on a full charge.
Toyota has been, together with its subsidiary Lexus, the brand a pioneer in the field of hybrid vehicles, a segment in which its Prius model has taken the lead long ago and now shares the spotlight with the Auris. Looking to next year, and especially thinking of 2012, the next evolutionary step will be its electric models, and the first to arrive will be the Toyota RAV4 EV, which will be produced as prototypes for testing 35 to roll by half the world's roads next year.
Toyota has been, together with its subsidiary Lexus, the brand a pioneer in the field of hybrid vehicles, a segment in which its Prius model has taken the lead long ago and now shares the spotlight with the Auris. Looking to next year, and especially thinking of 2012, the next evolutionary step will be its electric models, and the first to arrive will be the Toyota RAV4 EV, which will be produced as prototypes for testing 35 to roll by half the world's roads next year.
The Japanese house planning assumes that by 2013 there should be a total of seven brand new electric Toyota models on sale, so Rav4 accompanying zero emissions in 2012 will also come a Toyota Prius plug-in and a new electric vehicle of clear urban focus. And to achieve this ambitious timetable Toyota has partnered with Tesla Motors, the company that makes the most spectacular electric sports market.
The Toyota RAV4 EV is the first model developed by the joint-venture between Toyota and Tesla in the field of electric vehicles, thanks to this groundbreaking SUV it may have been displayed in the Hall of Los Angeles even though his presentation did not be until 2012, when you reach certain areas such as the American. Body and platform will be manufactured in Canada, while the electrical components brings Tesla from Palo Alto (California), but final assembly is not specified where they take place.
Mechanical uncertainty
Toyota still hides what engine will power the Rav4 but everything seems to point to block the Tesla Roadster, electric motor which would put this SUV 288CV half the level of the Toyota RAV4 V6 270CV marketed in the U.S. market. In fact we know that despite weighing 100 kilos more than that, the RAV4 EV is capable of covering the sprint to 100km / h at the same time, well below the 10 seconds.
Be overweight is obviously imposed by the lithium-ion batteries that power the motor, located in the trunk with a capacity of 30 kWh. Estimated autonomy conferred by that provision to electric Toyota SUV is about 100 miles, 160 kilometers from our distance that are a fair thing for us to think of a practical and functional car. Yet we are talking about a prototype, and when it reaches the market in 2012 will surely improved.
To support the increased weight and driving the differences involved, the suspension and steering of the Toyota Rav4 has been slightly retouched, and the Japanese house engineers have redistributed most relevant mechanical masses to offset the burden back to the batteries. Aesthetically the Toyota Rav4 EV is not lost and new bumpers, new front grille with unique pearl paint gives it a futuristic air. For the clueless who can not recognize, anagrams mean EV Electric Vehicle. Readmore Toyota Urban Cruiser
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