Toyota has officially launched the world’s first all-electric SUV.
Unveiled yesterday at the 26th International electric vehicle symposium, in Los Angeles (Cal.), the electric Toyota RAV4 can go anywhere within a 160 km radius and takes only 6 hours to recharge.
"We want the best of both world," said Group Vice President and General Manager Toyota Division Bob Carter. "We want the efficiency of an electric-powered motor with the known capabilities of our RAV4 SUV."
According to Toyota, the electric RAV4 might even be more performant than the fuel-powered V6 version, thanks to the Tesla Motors power-plant.
In "Normal" settings, the SUV will reach 100 km/h in 8.6 seconds, and a top sped of 137 km/h. In "Sport", it drops 1.6s from 0 to 100 and goes 23 km/h faster.
Retail price for the fully-loaded American version is $49,800.
Toyota hopes to sell 2,600 units in the States, some time in the next three years, but has not yet revealed its plans for the Canadian market.
Unveiled yesterday at the 26th International electric vehicle symposium, in Los Angeles (Cal.), the electric Toyota RAV4 can go anywhere within a 160 km radius and takes only 6 hours to recharge.
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"We want the best of both world," said Group Vice President and General Manager Toyota Division Bob Carter. "We want the efficiency of an electric-powered motor with the known capabilities of our RAV4 SUV."
According to Toyota, the electric RAV4 might even be more performant than the fuel-powered V6 version, thanks to the Tesla Motors power-plant.
In "Normal" settings, the SUV will reach 100 km/h in 8.6 seconds, and a top sped of 137 km/h. In "Sport", it drops 1.6s from 0 to 100 and goes 23 km/h faster.
Retail price for the fully-loaded American version is $49,800.
Toyota hopes to sell 2,600 units in the States, some time in the next three years, but has not yet revealed its plans for the Canadian market.