ReconRat Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) Not much to see yet. A concept drawing was leaked.Expected to be at the upcoming Geneva car exhibition in March.Toyota To Build Motorcycle-Like Electric VehicleToyota i-ROAD, a micro electric car concept for Genevahttp://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/newspics4/Toyota-i-ROAD.jpg Edited February 2, 2013 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mello dude Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Looks to be a top veiw of the thing. Could be something like the LIT motors faux motorcyle thingy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cOoTeR Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Looks like a vibrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Toyota spokesperson has said "no concrete plans to enter production".Assumed to be in competition with the Renault Twizy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiomike Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) The guys at OCC made an electric bike and the batteries and motor were obnoxiously huge making the bike equally heavy. Not your everyday scooter by any means. Edited February 2, 2013 by ohiomike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) Batteries have to get a lot smaller and lighter.Or devices that produce electrical power have to be invented.It will happen eventually. It always does.There's been some breakthroughs in military aviation fuels, power plants, and electrical power production.Any mention of most of that stuff on the internet has vanished.Not something that can be discussed yet, for the most part.We'll see it applied to automotive and motorcycles soon enough.edit: My vision of the future: Tiny kerosene turbine engines. Single rpm, high rpm, and high fuel efficiency. Miniature generators for high output of current/voltage. Miniature high performance electric motors at each axle. For both propulsion and braking. Regenerative braking. All wheel drive, even motorcycles. Reduced size high performance batteries, although very few would be needed. The amount of power developed, does not come without noise, vibration, and heat. Lots of heat. Everything is wrapped up in cooling jackets to reduce both heat and noise. Massive radiator. Power output scaled to standards for the street. Unbelievable torque from the techniques. Good possibility of no transmission needed. Direct drive. Overall very light weight, and high power to weight ratio. Adaptive exterior surfaces. Aerodynamic fairings morph automatically to adjust air flow. Adapt to improve traction and down force as required. Edited February 2, 2013 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiomike Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 That looks like something those douche bags would build.What, I heard you were ordering one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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