Ahead of next month's Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday unveiled two fuel-efficient concept cars, one an electric vehicle and the other a fuel-cell vehicle.
The concept EV, called the FT-EVIII, has better range and speed characteristics than previous models. The auto giant has said it aims to start selling electric vehicles in 2012.
The FT-EVIII has a range of 105 km on a full charge, and it has a maximum speed of 125 kph.
The earlier FT-EVII concept car unveiled at last year's motor show can run 90 km and has a maximum speed of 100 kph.
Toyota also took the wraps off the fuel-cell concept car FCV-R, based on a sedan. It is more compact than the previous FCV, which was based on a sport utility vehicle like the Toyota Kluger.
The carmaker said it plans to release fuel-cell vehicles onto the market by around 2015.
Toyota also unveiled a prototype compact hybrid that it plans to launch in late December.
The car, called the Aqua in Japan and Prius c in other countries, can travel 35 km on 1 liter of fuel.
The Tokyo Motor Show, which opens to the public on Dec. 2, will feature 15 Japanese auto brands and 25 foreign makers.
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