Toyota plans to bring the electric car to the U.S. market after a collaboration with Tesla Motors and also wants to unveil the car at the Los Angeles auto show in November.
From the moment Toyota launched the Prius gasoline-electric hybrid, it began to dominate the entire segment. The $109,000 Roadster, which is powered by more than 6,800 laptop-like batteries, has been also created after Tesla and Toyota have made a partnership in May to develop electric vehicles.
The company had previously said it was working on a small electric car that will be launched in 2012. Toyota made huge progresses regarding the vehicles’ quality, after a string of more than 11 million recalls globally during last year.
[Source: Reuters]