Toyota Me.We Concept (2013)

Car Barn Sport | Toyota Me.We Concept (2013) | Above all, the vision of Jean-Marie Massaud is to conduct a user with an eye for personal reasons. Today the car should be considered a personal mobility solution that can provide more "In other words, drivers are in an eternal duality. Based on discussions with ED2, Jean-Marie Massaud has identified a number of inconsistencies in the way we appreciate and understand the car. Contrast the desire to please, the state utility space with the capacity, power with agility, performance, relevant segmentation adaptation, and stress with confidence.

Releasing the stigma surrounding the automotive industry, ED2 and Jean-Marie Massaud been together their expertise to offer a concept car can reflect changes in the world of personal mobility. In a broader perspective, where the car is a series of restrictions pleasures context, Toyota me.We puts road users - drivers and pedestrians in the center of his thought. It focuses on the desire for freedom, pleasure, emotion and stress free journey and at the same time deal with the sense of personal responsibility and civic engagement of people. Toyota me.We incorporates a modern and comprehensive art of travel.

Toyota me.We has been designed as an electric car whose engines are integrated in the wheels in the same way that the Toyota i-ROAD, whose batteries are located under the ground, like the Toyota iQ EV. Thus freed from the constraints of traditional packaging, the interior is entirely dedicated to the needs of her five passengers and their personal effects. Targets for reducing CO2 emissions and protect energy resources called for a different approach to the vehicle architecture for weight reduction guarantee. To achieve this goal, the Toyota me.We have a structure coated body panels are formed of expanded polypropylene, aluminum light, strong and recyclable.

Empty weight gain is due primarily to the difference in mass between the body panels of polypropylene (as 14 kg) and steel. The simplicity of design is offset by the ease of use. With an electric motor in each wheel Toyota Concept me.We can be a two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive with the intrinsic ability to respond effectively to a number of various fields, some of which may be inaccessible to a conventional machine. But it is much lighter than today's vehicles 4x4, engine power is transmitted to the wheels for propulsion systems heavier. On board, passengers have priority over baggage that can be carried on the roof protected by a neoprene cover. Mounted on rails on the floor, the seat of the rear seat can be folded and stored in the front seat. It is limited to a single screen mounted above the steering wheel indicating the vehicle speed, the level of battery charge, provides travel information and navigation instructions via a smartphone. The heating and cooling is provided by a heat pump with low air consumption associated with electrically heated seats to minimize energy consumption.