Now, as all-electric car are making their European debut, only at that year’s Geneva motor show, has reveal the most recent models in an electric vehicle research and development program that Toyota began forty years ago.

The new car, unmistakably based on the current iQ – a car already famed for its low emissions and fuel efficiency - is designed to deal with key issues surrounding manufacturing of all-electric vehicles for emission-free urban mobility. These contain driving range, performance and battery technologies.

Why select an iQ? The city car’s lightweight and it’s packaging and new design have already helped to show its effectively urban-friendly driving nature. The development of an all-electric power train, with zero tailpipe emissions, causes it to be at even stronger proposition, delivering silent driving in a vehicle with room for four aboard.

A 47kW everlasting magnet synchronous electric speed drives the leading wheels, powered by a lithium-ion 11kWh, 270V battery located under the seats. Clever use of a new, plane battery design, utilizing space usually adopted by iQ’s flat fuel tank, denoting there is no blow on the area obtainable for passengers or load-carrying.

The EV Prototype will hasten from naught to 62mph in 14 seconds; it features a leading speed of 78mph and can manage up to 65 miles on the full charge. Two charging sockets are provided in front of the car for 100/200V AC with quick-charge DC power. They allow a complete battery recharge from a 200V deliver in four hours, as well as an eighty per cent charge from a DC fast charge station within 15 minutes.

Trials of the EV Prototype are going to start in Europe, the USA and Japan soon, which will give a scope to the consumers to experience concept technology.