Toyota chose Yamaha EC-03

Yamaha MotorEurope will help make the participation of TOYOTA al World Endurance Championship 2012, making it available well 16 Yamaha EC-03 electric vehicles for use within the paddock, thus becoming TOYOTA Official Partner.

TOYOTA was the first manufacturer to confirm its participation in the FIA World Endurance Championship 2012 with hybrid prototypes. An innovation that underlines the pioneering approach to a technology that has already seen the creation of 3,5 million hybrid vehicles, sold all over the world.

TOYOTA HYBRID System Racing it adopts a 8-litre V3,4 petrol engine, supported by an electric motor. As on series hybrid cars, energy is generated by braking. The racing TS030s can also be powered by the electric motor alone, with zero emissions and no fuel consumption.

In 2002, Yamaha was the first manufacturer to put a mass-produced two-wheeled electric vehicle on the market, the Yamaha Passol. The intent was to create a vehicle destined to play a leading role in the urban mobility of the future. In 2005 they were born Passol-L ed EC-02. 2011 saw the launch of Yamaha EC-03, the latest generation vehicle, easy to use and comfortable for making short and quick transfers in the city. For Yamaha , EC-03 it is concrete proof of the commitment to the creation of "smart power" vehicles, powered by alternative energies.

The new partnership establishes a perfect parallel between participation in competitions with hybrids TS030 di TOYOTA Racing and the use of ecological paddocks Yamaha EC-03. Scooters will follow TOYOTA Racing in the dispute of 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, starting with the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, in France, the And June 16 17 2012.

"For us to work alongside TOYOTA Racing in World Endurance it is a source of great satisfaction – comments Andrew Smith, vice president of Sales & Marketing of Yamaha Motor Europe -. There is a strong synergy between TOYOTA e Yamaha . The two companies have been collaborating in the automotive sector for a long time."

“The common Japanese origin allows us to share a similar corporate vision, especially in the development of increasingly efficient ecological solutions, based on the belief that this is the future of mobility,” he concluded.

Yamaha EC-03 it not only has a very low environmental impact, but also represents a practical and convenient way to move around the city and in the paddock, with zero emissions.

And operating costs are really reduced to a minimum, because Yamaha EC-03 it can be recharged with a normal electrical socket, at a cost of a few cents.

For more information on the electric vehicle Yamaha EC-03: www.yamaha-motor.it/it/prodotti/veicoli-elettrici/index.aspx

For more information on the program TOYOTA Racing on hybrid cars: www.toyotahybridracing.com