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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 Vehicle

Toyota i-ROAD, a micro electric car concept for Geneva

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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.

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