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 Electric Vehicle News Stories of Week 12 2019
#Top5 #EVNews Week 12/2019 – Geely receives record international orders for Geometry A EV | BMW strategy update | XPENG opens DC charge station | New EVs
Top 5 Electric Vehicle News Stories of Week 11 2019
#Top5 #EVNews Week 11/2019 – Geely takes aim at Model 3 | Lots of new EVs | demand for EVs the Trojan horse for Chinese auto brands
Top 5 Electric Vehicle News Stories of Week 9 2019
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