sexta-feira, 16 de julho de 2010

Tesla, Toyota to make electric RAV4 SUVs

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16 (UPI) -- Electric car producer Telsa Motor Corp. said it would team up with Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. to produce an electric version of Toyota's RAV4.

Telsa said in a statement a prototype of the sport utility vehicle had already been built and its goal now was "to produce increasingly affordable electric cars for mainstream buyers -- relentlessly driving down the cost of EVs," meaning electric vehicles, The Detroit News reported Friday.