The Future Of Transportation - Toys

Toyota is experimenting with a plastic-bodied electric car aimed at the child market in the hopes that it will inspire the incipient drivers to buy the real thing when they get old enough for a drivers license.

 

An interesting marketing ploy. The vehicle seats 3 and goes 25 mph. I'd want at least an acre before I'd let a kid drive something like that around, especially with 2 other kids in the back seats.The styling shown here must be something uniquely appealing to Japanese sensabilities.

 Over here one can purchase street legal golf carts with the styling of anything from a CJ Jeep to a Rolls Royce. I have seen 2 dealerships for them, but have yet to see one tootling down the street.