Takeoka Auto Craft
TypeYūgen gaisha
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1 October 1982 (1982-10-01)
Headquarters
Toyama
,
Japan
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

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]

Products

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]

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).[5]

The Milieu R (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.[6]

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.[7] There is a T-10G version with a 50 cm² petrol engine for long-distance journeys.[8]

In addition, the company launched the electric snow plow Oscha (オ ス チ ャ, Osucha) in 2013.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ "アビ" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  5. ↑ "ルーキー" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  6. ↑ "ミリューR" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  7. ↑ "T-10" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  8. ↑ "T-10" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  9. ↑ "オスチャ" (in Japanese). Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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