Takeoka Auto Craft | |
Type: | Yūgen gaisha |
Location City: | Toyama |
Location Country: | Japan |
Industry: | Automotive |
Products: | Automobiles |
, commonly known as Takeoka, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer that specializes in microcars.[1] [2]
The company was founded in 1981 in Toyama. On October 1, 1982, the entry was made as a Yūgen gaisha.[3] The production of small cars began in 1990.[2] The brand name is Takeoka.[2]
In 1998 the range was expanded to include electric cars.[1]
The first model Abbey (ア ビ ー, Abī) was 215 cm long and weighed about 145 kg. A 49 cc engine drove the vehicles. Up to 1997 about 1500 of them were sold. The current series, the Abbey Carrot, uses the water-cooled four-cylinder engine of the Yamaha CE50 scooter with a displacement of 50 cm³, weighs 160 kg and reaches 600NaN0.[4]
Lala (ララ) is a one-seater electric minicar (motorized four-wheeled bicycle) with the same features as a mini-car, launched in 2016.Vehicles manufactured by China's Jiayuan Automobile are imported, modified independently, and sold.
Discontinued
The Rookie (ル ー キ ー, Rūkī) is a three-wheel covered electric motor scooter with a length of 180 cm and a weight of 110 kg and a top speed of 340NaN0. (1997-2024)
The Milieu (ミ リ ュ ー R, Miryū R) is an electric car of 215 cm in length and 295 kg with a maximum speed of 600NaN0 and a range of 50 km.[5] (2000-2024)
The T-10 is also an electric car of 224 cm in length, 365 kg in weight, 550NaN0 top speed with a 45 km range.[6] There is a T-10G version with a 50 cm² petrol engine for long-distance journeys.[7] (2011-2024)
In addition, the company launched the electric snow plow Oscha (オ ス チ ャ, Osucha) in 2013.[8]