The wacky, three-wheeled Toyota i-Road we saw in Geneva earlier this year will be heading to production. But before you run down to your local Toyota dealer looking for one of these all-electric "personal mobility" vehicles, chances are, you'll never actually see one unless you visit Japan.
Announced at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) expo last week, Toyota said that the i-Road would be used as a part of the Ha:Mo car-sharing system in Japan. Weighing in at around 661 pounds, with a 28-mile-per-hour top speed and a two-passenger seating arrangement, the i-Road seems more like a fully enclosed scooter than a car, but it does offer a 30-mile driving range and has a nifty articulating front suspension that leans into corners. As for Ha:Mo, Toyota says that the number of cars in the program will increase from 10 prior to October 1 to 100 by the middle of this month, and the number of stations will almost double from 13 up to 21. Toyota has more details about the car and Ha:Mo in the press release posted below.
| Length | 2,350 mm |
| Width | 850 mm |
| Height | 1,445 mm |
| Wheel base | 1,700 mm |
Vehicle weight
(without occupants or cargo) | 300 kg |
| Tire size | Front: 80/80R16
Rear: 130/70R10 |
| Capacity | Two |
| Minimum turning radius | 3.0 m |
| Powertrain | Electric motors (2kw × 2) |
| Maximum speed | 45 km/h*1 |
Cruising range on a single
charge | 50 km*2 |
| Battery | Lithium-ion batter |
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