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Toyota's newest electric car is just for the kids

The Christian Science Monitor -- If children are the future, then how do we get them driving clean, green electric cars?

It’s a question we’ve thought a lot about, but Toyota thinks it has come up with a solution, with a new three-seat electric concept car that your kids can drive.

As Automotive News (subscription required) details, the tiny car was unveiled this week at the Tokyo Toy Show, and measures 106 inches long, 51 inches wide and 47 inches high.

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That’s actually a little longer and wider than the road-legal 2012 Renault Twizy we tested in Ibiza earlier this year. Unlike the Twizy however, the Toyota Camatte isn’t road legal.

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Submitted Jun 16, 2012 By: ziyulu

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remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,978 Points:2,120,315 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 9:53:14 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse "Powered by a lead-acid battery and small electric motor, Toyota says the Camatte can reach a top speed of 25 mph, about 20 mph faster than the toy ride-on electric cars you can buy at the local toy store and fast enough to give most parent a panic attack." Really??? And WHO is this for???
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,052 Points:704,080 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 1:07:29 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Wow
mwc407 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,095 Points:560,185 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 10:32:26 AM Ignore mwc407 Report Abuse Very smart marketing by Toyota. Kind of like how McDonald's hooks the customers at an early age with kids meals.
batloverNM Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:3,938 Points:1,393,365 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 10:15:32 AM Ignore batloverNM Report Abuse Go electric with USA made electricity not imported oil! [Edited by: batloverNM at 6/16/2012 11:16:17 AM EST]
Tacodan Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,342 Points:656,385 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 8:30:26 AM Ignore Tacodan Report Abuse now they are thinking, get the Toyota name into young minds !
Norm10 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,342 Points:163,050 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 8:25:56 AM Ignore Norm10 Report Abuse All electric cars should just be for the rich kids.
TomT2Lee Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:5,362 Points:1,599,705 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 7:24:54 AM Ignore TomT2Lee Report Abuse okay
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,952 Points:726,840 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 7:07:29 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse I hope it is NOT going to street legal!!!
pscamp Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,299 Points:477,910 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 6:54:29 AM Ignore pscamp Report Abuse those fun loving christians!
Cothrom Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,769 Points:728,465 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 6:04:51 AM Ignore Cothrom Report Abuse We need more toys!
yardslave Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,570 Points:599,730 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 5:29:55 AM Ignore yardslave Report Abuse I. Want one...
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,460 Points:1,139,510 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 3:24:26 AM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse Not road legal - shocking!
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,330 Points:2,374,295 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 3:18:37 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse will it last 72 holes ?
djgunrunner Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:10,114 Points:2,351,530 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 2:55:10 AM Ignore djgunrunner Report Abuse They might as well be selling it on the street for a real car. Until they get EV's with a battery that will go someplace that is all they are about good for.