Electric Cars For Sale

This week’s Tokyo motor show is going to be buzzing with talk of zero-emission cars as some major electric car companies are going to launch their concept electric cars. However it will take some time before these cars roll out for the mass market.

Toyota, which is one of the world’s leading car-makers, will be displaying its latest electric concept cars along with other Japanese car manufacturers. Toyota’s car will be a mini four-seater called FT-EV II powered by Lithium ion batteries. It is supposed to be able to travel for over 90 kilometers from a single charge. Honda on the other hand will be unveiling a compact car called EV-N which looks like a regular gas driven car but will be like Toyota’s FT-EV II driven by Lithium-ion batteries.

Toyota plans to introduce its electric cars for sale by 2012. But its plans are at present restricted to the US market. Honda on the other hand, is likely to introduce its electric car in both US and Japan but nothing stands finalized yet. Other major car manufacturers with global presence, including Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. would be launching their electric cars globally from next year onwards while Daimler AG would start large-scale production from 2012. None of the major car companies from the U.S. and Europe are going to be present in the show.