Toyota has launched the C+pod, a compact, two-seater urban battery electric vehicle on a limited basis, and is intended for corporate users, local governments in Japan as well as other organisations that have been exploring mobility options.
The C+pod is also aimed at corporate users regularly visiting customers in urban or mountainous communities who require unrestricted and environmentally-friendly transportation options, said Toyota.
Measuring 2,490 mm long, 1,290 mm wide and 1,550 mm tall with a 1,780 mm wheelbase, the C+pod has a turning radius of 3.9 m for manoeuvrability through sharp corners on narrow roads and to minimise steering wheel operation. Motive power comes courtesy of a single permanent magnet motor producing 12.3 hp and 56 Nm of torque, enabling a maximum speed of 60 km/h.
Electricity for the C+pod is provided by a 9.06 kWh lithium-ion battery, which takes around five hours to attain a full charge from a 200-volt/16-amp single-phase supply, or around 16 hours from a 100-volt/6-amp single-phase supply. Based on the WLTC Class 1 test cycle, the C+pod has a range of 150 km.
The Toyota C+pod can also provide a power supply of up to 1,500 W (100 volts AC) for up to 10 hours through its charging inlet located between the headlights via an optional power connector. The compact two-seater urban EV rides on coil spring struts with stabiliser in front, and a torsion beam rear axle, while braking is handled by discs in front and drums at the back. Rolling stock is comprised of tyres measuring 155/70R13.
The C+pod has active driver assistance systems to suit its intended urban role, and features a pre-collision safety system that detects vehicles and pedestrians both during the day and at night, as well as cyclist detection in the daytime.
Meanwhile, intelligent clearance sonar with Parking Support Brakes is present to help avoid collisions or mitigate damage from contact with walls or other stationary objects at low speeds. In terms of passive safety, the C+pod employs a structure that absorbs and disperses impact energy across multiple components, and mitigates impact to reduce injury to pedestrians.
The exterior of the C+pod features LED headlights and LED combination tail lamps, while exterior body panels are made of plastic in order to save weight. Inside, the cabin boasts an interior width of 1,100 mm, where instrumentation is located in the centre of the dashboard. Switches are also located in the central panel for the best ease of use, says Toyota.
The predominantly black cabin can be paired with five two-tone exterior colour schemes, as well as a trio of three-tone exterior colour options. For now, the Toyota C+pod is a limited offering to corporate and government users, though a full-scale launch including for individual customers is set to take place in 2022, says Toyota.
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Length : 2.34m
Width: 1.23m
Battery : 6.1kwh, 100km NEDC
Charging : 3.5hrs for 80km usage.
Top speed: 80km/h
Toyota Cpod | Mini 2 door Sport Car Style, Rear boot space.
Length : 2.49m | only 9cm longer than car park width
Width : 1.49m
Battery : 9.06kwh, 150km WLTC
Charging : 5hrs for 150km usage.
Top speed : 60km/h
Reference:
Standard perpendicular car park = 4.8m x 2.4m.
Standard parallel car park = 5.4m x 2.4m
It seems very practical for Tokyo drive.
and actually good for us too. ban all vehicles to use Jalan Sultan Ismail during peak hours. only allow this… as ehailing ppl mover between A to B. the air will be a lot cleaner in the city centre.
Toyota Siput? LoL!
That is really an appropriate name for a small and slow car with a max speed of 60kph
2 things for sure.
1) Better than riding kapchai esp. during adverse weather.
2) surely not going to be cheap once it arrives in Malaysia.
SMART(Geely) called. They want their ForTwo back
the seats taken from toyota hiace? the bodyworks is too thin, sure will not pass Global NCAP tests. among the reason why super compact cars like smart fortwo, toyota aygo failed years ago.
at 80kmh Vmax, such cars at likely to be exempted from global ncap tests.
the Vmax is just 60kph, slower than your Honda C70 cub.
In Europe it’s the weight (below 400kg or something like that) which exempts such cars from the mandatory crash test. Dunno the regulations in Japan.
Might as well you do crash test for a Superbike?
Your named car only meant for urban drive, congested low speed travel.
It is safe enough for me, as long as it has airbags.
I have not seen high speed accidents in a congested city.
If there is, it not a congested situation.
Actually SmartForTwo passed EURO NCAP testing when it debuted. Of course safety standards have went up since but so is car structure technology.
If only the manufacturers can produce a full EV that we can tow behind our bigger cars so that we can use it for local tours & home use as shopping car.
You can tow them for decades already? It’s common practice in the US to tow a car with a rigid bar behind a camping van. But such car trailers are not allowed in Malaysia.
Despite being designed as City commuter car, I wont be surprised if fellow Malaysian drive this c-pod in highway.
Come to think of it, basikal lajak oso can be highway, so why not the c-pod, right?
Basikal lajak? No never seen them on highway. But basikal lumba sport? Yes, sometimes in convoys which very annoying.