SCION Electric Vehicles
In line with Toyota’s more conservative tone towards electric vehicles, it killed the eQ urban electric vehicle program housed within the Scion brand. Rebranding selected models under its own badge Toyota halted production of all model’s within the sub-brand by the end of 2016. The sub-brand created in 2003 focused Toyota’s efforts to appeal to the youth customer segment. The iQ is in 2016 part of a research project by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and supported by the US Energy Department to develop wireless charging of electric vehicles. |
Top 5 EV News Week 32 2020
Top 5 EV News Week 32 2020 | Cadillac Lyriq unveiled. Yet another Chinese EV startup IPO. Three new EV models launched this week.
Top 5 EV News Week 31 2020
Top 5 EV News Week 31 2020 | Successful IPO for CHJ Auto, Kandi finally enters the USA, Mitsubishi pays the cost for failing EV strategy.
Top 5 EV News Week 30 2020
Top 5 EV News Week 30 2020 | Chengdu Auto Show, Hozon Neta IPO, VW invest in China, eVito Tourer for sale