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Toyota unveiled the concept personal mobility electric three-wheeler called the i-ROAD at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The compact city car seats two in tandem, and the front wheels lean into corners to improve the vehicle’s stability and keep width at 850mm.
The i-ROAD combines a motorcycle and car into a single vehicle that passengers do not need a helmet to use. It is just 850mm wide, and the electric motor gives it a total range of 50km (31 miles).
Power comes from 2kW (2.7hp) electric motors in each front wheel with a battery pack that can be charged in 3 hours from a conventional outlet.
The vehicle’s real gimmick is that it leans into corners like a motorcycle. Each front wheel has a motor to control the lean angle. The ECU calculates how much lean is required for the driver’s inputs on the steering yoke and the current speed. It allows the i-ROAD to have a turning circle of 3 meters.
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In 1933, with the help of the Japanese government stimulation, Kiichiro Toyoda decided to create an automobile division from its already established company of automatic looms and electric sewing machines. Their first production automobile, the Toyota Model AA, starts in 1936 and in the following year Kiichiro finally inaugurates Toyota Motor Company as an independent company.
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