Toyota Showing Off iQ EV Prototype With Promises Of Production Next Year

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The electric vehicle field is one that is growing all the time thanks to people realizing that gas mileage, as well as electric vehicles really are the wave of the future. Where once only hybrids like the Prius existed in smaller quantities, there has been a concerted effort by many auto makers to trot out as many EVs and hybrids as possible.

Toyota in particular is trying to produce as many different kinds of electric vehicles and hybrids and one of the ones they have been working on for a couple of years was an ultra compact iQ Electric Vehicle. The first step towards actually getting these cars into the hands of drivers is the auto show next month where the company will show off a near production prototype. This particular model is supposed to be very much like the FT-EV but with a better battery that can travel as many as 65 miles on just one charge. Toyota says it will begin leasing the car to European customers in 2012 with North America to follow soon after.