Takeoka Auto Craft

Takeoka Auto Craft
Company typeYūgen gaisha
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1 October 1982; 42 years ago (1982-10-01)
Headquarters,
ProductsAutomobiles

Takeoka Auto Craft Co. Ltd. (有限会社タケオカ自動車工芸, Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei), commonly known as Takeoka, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer that specializes in microcars.[1][2]

Company history

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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]

Abbey
Lala

Products

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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 60 km/h (37 mph).[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.[4]

Discontinued

The Rookie (ル ー キ ー, Rūkī)[2] 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 34 km/h (21 mph). (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 60 km/h (37 mph) 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, 55 km/h (34 mph) 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Linz, Harald H. and Schrader, Harald (2008). Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. United Soft Media Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d George Nick Georgano (Chefredakteur): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1, S. 1561. (englisch)
  3. ^ "会社情報" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ^ a b "アビ" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  5. ^ "ミリューR" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  6. ^ "T-10" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  7. ^ "T-10" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  8. ^ "オスチャ" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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