Hatoyama tries single-seat electric car at premier's office

Hatoyama tries single-seat electric car at premier's office

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama tries Toyota Motor Corp.'s i-REAL personal mobility vehicle, a single-seat electric car, at the prime minister's office on Dec. 30, 2009, during an event held as part of the government's unveiling of its basic policy for its growth strategy through 2020.

Toyota's i-Real electric vehicles used to patrol airport

Toyota's i-Real electric vehicles used to patrol airport

NAGOYA, Japan - An airport official steers an i-Real single-seat personal mobility car developed by Toyota Motor Corp. at Central Japan International Airport near Nagoya on June 27. The airport introduced four i-Real electric vehicles for security patrols and visitor assistance.

Tokyo Motor Show opens with focus on cute and sports cars

Tokyo Motor Show opens with focus on cute and sports cars

CHIBA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe drives the company's roofless i-Real robotic single-seat vehicle during a press preview of the 40th Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on Oct. 24. The show, which will be opened to the public from Oct. 27 to Nov. 11, features about 540 passenger and commercial vehicles, as well as motorcycles, from 58 companies. They include 77 vehicles making world premiers and 103 making Japan premiers.

Tokyo Motor Show opens with focus on cute and sports cars

Tokyo Motor Show opens with focus on cute and sports cars

CHIBA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe drives the company's roofless i-Real robotic single-seat vehicle during a press preview of the 40th Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on Oct. 24. The show, which will be opened to the public from Oct. 27 to Nov. 11, features about 540 passenger and commercial vehicles, as well as motorcycles, from 58 companies. They include 77 vehicles making world premiers and 103 making Japan premiers. (Kyodo)

Hatoyama tries single-seat electric car at premier's office

Hatoyama tries single-seat electric car at premier's office

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama tries Toyota Motor Corp.'s i-REAL personal mobility vehicle, a single-seat electric car, at the prime minister's office on Dec. 30, 2009, during an event held as part of the government's unveiling of its basic policy for its growth strategy through 2020. (Kyodo)

Toyota's i-Real electric vehicles used to patrol airport

Toyota's i-Real electric vehicles used to patrol airport

NAGOYA, Japan - An airport official steers an i-Real single-seat personal mobility car developed by Toyota Motor Corp. at Central Japan International Airport near Nagoya on June 27. The airport introduced four i-Real electric vehicles for security patrols and visitor assistance. (Kyodo)