Hybrid-electric powertrains aren’t just for cars.
Toyota isn’t just working on hybrid cars. It’s also built a hybrid-electric boat as part of a feasibility study, and it’ll loan the boat to Tokyo’s government for use during the 2020 Olympics.
The automaker (er, boatmaker?) claims this is Japan’s « first leisure craft with a parallel-hybrid system. » A parallel-hybrid system means both the gas engine and electric motors provide motive force.
Roadshow got boring. We’re Boatshow now.
Toyota is using the boat to conduct a feasibility study on hybrid boats, which will run from July 2018 to March 2021 in Tokyo. Part of this study involves lending the boat to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
