Toyota set to launch all-electric car
12-01-2009
Toyota Motors says it will launch an all-electric car for city commuting by 2012 in the United States, as part of its plan to speed up the introduction of green cars as its global sales falter. The FT-EV concept made its debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, where the world's top automaker is also unveiling two new gasoline-electric hybrid cars.The FT-EV concept shares a platform with the tiny iQ urban commuter car, which runs on a gasoline engine and emits just 99 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre.
