The company introduced an electric shuttle in Japan with a driver’s seat placed in the center, large sliding doors and a semi -automilic. They rated a novelty of 29 million yen (16.3 million rubles), which makes it the most expensive model in the Toyota line in homeland. It should become more attractive to customers thanks to the generous subsidies of the Japanese Ministry of Environment, which will reduce the price of almost 16 million yen.
Toyota E-Palette is an electric bus with sliding doors on the left side and a ramp for low-mobility passengers. Depending on the needs, the layout of the salon can be changed: the electric car can be used as a passenger shuttle, a store, a van with food and so on.
The E-PALETTE concept, presented at the CES exhibition in 2018, was conceived as completely unmanned, without a place for the driver. Autonomous was also an updated version that fell into an accident during the Paralympic Games in 2021. In the new version, Toyota added a driver’s place, placing it in the center and equipping it with a steering wheel, mechanically not related to the wheels, the control “by wire” (Steer-by-Wire) was implemented.
The length, width and height of Toyota E-PALETTE-4950, 2080 and 2650 millimeters, respectively
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In the cab, a digital “tidy”, a display of the media system and additional touchscreen on the left are installed in the cab. The fourth screen allows you to observe the situation in the cabin. There is automation, but only the second level: that is, the driver controls the situation on the road and holds his hands on the steering wheel. Toyota emphasizes that E-Palette can become completely autonomous, and promise to update the system.
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The electric bus weighing 2950 kilograms is driven by the only electric motor that develops 201 horsepower and 266 nm of torque. The maximum speed is 80 kilometers per hour. The battery with a capacity of 72.82 kilowatt-hour provides up to 250 kilometers. You can charge it up to 80 percent in about 40 minutes using express terminal. The shuttle itself can also serve as a power source for external devices.
At first, E-Palette will be used on the territory of the Toyota Arena Tokyo complex and in the “smart” city of Toyota Woven City in the Sizuoka prefecture at the foot of the Fuji Mountain. In winter, Toyota announced the completion of the construction of the first stage of the city.
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