TOKYO: Toyota and two allied automakers unveiled a micro-sized electric van targeted at Japan's delivery industry on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima on Thursday (May 18). The small electric commercial van will run on a battery electric vehicle (BEV) system that Toyota is jointl
TOKYO: Toyota and two allied automakers unveiled a micro-sized electric van targeted at Japan's delivery industry on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima on Thursday .
The van, which will come in Toyota, Daihatsu and Suzuki-branded versions, is slated to have a range per charge of about 200km and be released by the end of the current financial year running to Mar 31, 2024. Kei models accounted for 40 per cent of 78.8 million four-wheel vehicles owned in Japan at of the end of February, showed the latest transport ministry data.The roll-out by Toyota, which owns 4.89 per cent of Suzuki, and its partners also comes as other automakers in Japan are expanding their lineups with electric mini-commercial vans.
Mitsubishi Motors Corp in November re-launched its own small commercial van, Minicab-MiEV, which has a shorter cruising range of 133 km.
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