Hi,
I have not seen this drool-inducing concept car mentioned on EM.
Chicago 2008: North American Debut of the Toyota 1/x — Autoblog Green
It seats four people. It's curb weight is
926 pounds! It has a 4 gallon fuel tank, and has a total range of over 600 miles!
It is a plug in (serial?) hybrid with lithium batteries and a 500cc flex fuel engine. I'm guessing that it is a serial hybrid, based on the displacement of the ICE, and that there is no mention of a transmission, and the packaging/arrangement of the drivetrain would seem to be easier if it was -- a parallel hybrid would probably weigh more and be bulkier, too.
If they start using chicken feathers to get lower cost carbon fiber, this seems to be a quite feasible car. I'd buy one in an instant!
I'm guessing that this is an updated version of the 1/X:
http://green.autoblog.com/2009/12/14...ncept-vehicle/
Here are the teaser shots, that look like they would fit the 1/X:
