Today, residents of Tokyo will get a chance to drive Toyota's three-wheeled electric car/motorbike. It's part of a trial aimed at creating a global business model that will reduce gridlock and pollution.
Toyota will partner with Park24, a Japanese car sharing service, for a six month experimental trial. Park24 is leasing the i-Road concept vehicle from Toyota. Their goal is to set up a green car sharing business similar to Daimler AG's car2go service. Toyota's i-Road has two front wheels that move up and down independently of each other, allowing it to lean to one side much like a motorcycle while at the same time retaining the stability of a car. Toyota has not yet announced any plans to mass produce the i-Road. "Our concept was to offer something that's both fun and convenient for city driving," i-Road chief engineer Akihiro Yanaka says.
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