toyota i-road Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:05:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Instead of Selling EV’s, Toyota is Instead Sharing Them https://www.greenoptimistic.com/instead-selling-evs-toyota-instead-sharing-20141020/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/instead-selling-evs-toyota-instead-sharing-20141020/#respond Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:05:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=49761 While closing down its Rav4 EV production in California, Toyota has just activated its electric vehicle sharing scheme in France. As we earlier reported in The Green Optimistic, the company is offering residents of Grenoble the chance to drive its electric vehicles under the “Cité lib by Ha:mo” program.  Two EVs are being rented out, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/instead-selling-evs-toyota-instead-sharing-20141020/feed/ 0 49761 Toyota iRoad Electric Cars Join Car-Sharing Program in France https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-iroad-electric-cars-join-car-sharing-program-france-20140709/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-iroad-electric-cars-join-car-sharing-program-france-20140709/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2014 09:41:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48425 The latest car sharing program in Grenoble, France, is about to make all bike sharing programs around the world very jealous. As part of the “Smart City” initiative, the city officials are introducing Toyota iRoad electric three-wheeler, which is expected to transform the concept of personal transportation completely. As of October this year, citizens and visitors of […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-iroad-electric-cars-join-car-sharing-program-france-20140709/feed/ 0 48425 Toyota i-Road Concept: Short Range Electric Tricycle https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-i-road-concept-short-range-electric-tricycle-20130306/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-i-road-concept-short-range-electric-tricycle-20130306/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:41:47 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34527 While motorcycles may appeal to the spirit of freedom or the fuel conscious, there will always be those who can’t get over the fact there’s only two wheels, so check out the Toyota i-Road concept, an electric three-wheeler. Maybe we’re getting tired of i-things, but the i-Road is a little different, and at least it […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-i-road-concept-short-range-electric-tricycle-20130306/feed/ 0 34527 Toyota i-ROAD Concept Sneak Blink – Geneva Motor Show https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-i-road-concept-geneva-motor-show-20130204/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-i-road-concept-geneva-motor-show-20130204/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:47:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32588 Toyota’s always played its concept cards pretty close to the chest, and this year’s entries at the Geneva Motor Show are no different, especially the world-premiere of the i-ROAD. Toyota innovation doesn’t always look pretty, but giving its engineers a playground, to test even the whackiest ideas, sometimes leads to new vehicles and features that […]

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