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Toyota expands electric vehicle sharing program |
October 03, 2013
Toyota added a new concept electric vehicle to its Hamo car sharing project, which lets users rent electric cars by the minute.See the car in a video from the Ceatec expo in Japan.The company's Harmonious Mobility Network or Hamo has been underway in Toyota city since October 2012. The new concept vehicle called the i-Road weighs 300 kilograms and can fit two passengers. It has dual two-kilowatt motors that can propel the car at speeds up to 45 kilometers per hour for up to 50 kilometers on a single charge of its lithium-ion battery.Toyota plans to expand Hamo later this month with 45 additional electric vehicles added to the current fleet of 10. It will add 13 new vehicle stations where users can rent, return and charge vehicles. Toyota also hopes to increase membership from 100 to about 1,000.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2051960/toyota-expands-electric-vehicle-sharing-program.html#tk.rss_all
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