Toyota will bring these electrified vehicles to the 2020 Tokyo Games

AS ONE of the key partners in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Toyota Motor is providing a full lineup of electrified vehicles to the event. The lineup includes special versions of certain models, which go along with those developed specifically to support the Games. The aim of the move, according to the carmaker, is to “achieve the lowest emissions” level of any official fleet used in an Olympics.

Around 3,700 mobility products and vehicles for Tokyo 2020 will be available, 90% of which will be electrified — hybrid, fuel cell, plug-in and full-electric. Some robots, meant to retrieve items in field events, will be present, too.

Here are the models to be seen at the Games:

e-Palette (Tokyo 2020 version)

Toyota’s battery-powered EV, or BEV, will transport staff and athletes, with a dozen or more running on a continuous loop within the Olympic and Paralympic Village. The e-Palette will make travel easier for wheelchair-bound passengers and support transport over short distances.

Concept-i (Tokyo 2020 version)

Wearing high-tech styling, the Concept-i is pitched to add more dazzle to the Games by getting featured in the Olympic torch relay and by serving as the lead vehicle in the marathon. It will also be available for test-drives at the Toyota City Showcase Megaweb, where it can demonstrate its autonomous driving system.

Mirai

About 500 Mirais will be provided for use by the Games’ staff around Tokyo 2020 official venues. The midsize Mirai, sold in Japan, the US and Europe for about three years now, is a full-electric vehicle. It is powered by a fuel cell that gets its energy from hydrogen. Its only emission is water.

APM

More than 200 units of the APM will help attendees with special mobility needs to travel across Tokyo 2020 event venues. The APM is a BEV, and will be used for “last one mile” transportation needs and relief activities.

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Walking area BEVs

Toyota will provide about 300 units of its standing-type personal mobility devices for use by security/medical staff around Tokyo 2020 venues, such as the Olympic Stadium and Ariake Tennis Park. Toyota is also exploring the use of its sitting-type and wheelchair-link personal mobility devices for people in wheelchairs and those who have difficulty walking.