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Toyota previewed the C+pod as the Ultra-Compact BEV concept in October 2019 and revealed the production car on 25 December 2020. The first cars went to corporate users, local governments and other organisations in Japan, and sales to individual customers began in December 2021. It is a two-seat, three-door hatchback with a rear motor and rear-wheel drive. The motor is a 9.2 kW permanent magnet unit with 56 Nm of torque, fed by a 9.06 kWh lithium-ion battery. Range is 150 km on the WLTC cycle for the Class 1 version. It charges at 3.2 kW AC and can supply 1.5 kW of power to outside devices. The car is 2,490 mm long, 1,290 mm wide and 1,550 mm high, with a top speed limited to 60 km/h. It was built at the Motomachi plant in Toyota City from 2021 to 2024. Toyota said it had fulfilled a certain role as a small mobility vehicle when it ended sales.