"Smart INSECT": Toyota's cloud-enabled, single-passenger electric vehicle

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Automakers have been toying with the idea of single passenger vehicles in an attempt to reduce emissions in urban centers, and Toyota's Coms is one such example. The company is showing off a new concept version based on this ultra-compact, single passenger electric vehicle dubbed the "Smart INSECT" at CEATEC JAPAN 2012 this week. Short for "information network social electric city transporter," it would connect the home, vehicle, and people in new ways through Toyota's cloud services... Continue Reading "Smart INSECT": Toyota's cloud-enabled, single-passenger electric vehicle

Section: Urban Transport

Tags: Concept Cars, Electric Vehicles, Toyota, Urban

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