JAPAN: Toyota to launch battery-powered iQ in 2012

Author: just-auto.com editorial team | 22 November 2010

Toyota will start European road trials of an electric-powered version of its iQ city car from next year. It announced the study in a progress report on its product and technology strategies to use electricity and alternative power sources to develop low carbon vehicles that are less dependant on fossil fuels.

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