A bit of over per week in the past, Toyota stunned us with the revealing of the Kijang Innova EV Concept on the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) in Jakarta. It’s an fascinating prospect, however don’t maintain your breath, as a result of the electrical MPV is simply an engineering research and received’t enter collection production.
According to Autocar India, Toyota Astra Motor advertising director, Anton Jimmi Suwandy informed Autonetmagz: “The Kijang Innova Electric is not a car that we will sell. So this is just a concept and its nature is just for engineering development,” including that the MPV was getting used for R&D to research the viability of such EVs within the area.
Consumer response has been optimistic too, it appears. Company vp director Henry Tanoto mentioned the Innova EV Concept has elevated the recognition of electrical automobiles locally, though a lot of the automotive’s technical points – equivalent to variety of electrical motors and battery sort and measurement – stay unknown.
As , the present Innova rides on Toyota’s trusty IMV ladder body platform, which is designed primarily to accommodate inside combustion engines. Cramming a completely electrical powertrain is a significant problem thanks to the IMV’s lengthy metal members and horizontal arms, making it probably too pricey to be commercially viable.
Another large issue is the sheer heft of the platform, which when mixed with a big battery pack, would create vital penalties to effectivity and vary. While the electrical Kijang received’t but see the sunshine of day, the automaker already has plans to introduce more than 10 EVs in Indonesia over the following 5 years.
