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Toyota provides sustainable and inclusive mobility for the 2024 Olympics in Paris
The Japanese automobile corporation Toyota, as the global mobility partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has unveiled its mobility concept for Paris 2024. The company aims to implement mobility solutions focusing on inclusion, sustainability, and mobility for all for athletes, officials, volunteers, accredited media representatives, and spectators.
“When everyone can move freely, we are one step closer to the inclusive and sustainable society we aim for at Toyota,” says Yoshihiro Nakata, President & CEO of Toyota Motor Europe (TME).
In collaboration with the IOC, the IPC, and the Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the manufacturer is committed to making Paris 2024 the most innovative project for inclusive and sustainable mobility to date.
Ensuring "Mobility for All"
With the C+walkS and C+walkT, Toyota offers individual mobility solutions at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024 to facilitate mobility for all people. The electric vehicles, of which Toyota will provide around 250 units, can be operated while sitting (C+walkS) or standing (C+walkT). Both have a top speed of 6 km/h and are equipped with a front obstacle detection system to ensure the safety of the driver and surrounding individuals.
The sitting version will be mainly available to athletes and organizers, while the standing version will be distributed to staff and volunteers to facilitate necessary mobility between event locations for all. Toyota will provide fifty e-pullers for wheelchair users, available throughout the duration of the games in the athletes' village. Another 150 units will be used during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games to ensure that athletes in wheelchairs can participate in this unique event effortlessly and comfortably. Toyota offers these micromobility solutions via a mobility service supported by the mobile app KINTO Share.
APM: Accessible for All
In addition to these micromobility solutions, Toyota will deploy around 250 emission-free and fully electric passenger transport vehicles (Accessible People Mover, APM). Building on the success of the vehicles at the Tokyo Games, these vehicles have been newly designed and constructed in Europe with inclusion in mind. The new generation of vehicles is designed to be used by all athletes, organizers, volunteers, and spectators with physical disabilities. The vehicles will mainly serve as shuttles in the Olympic and Paralympic Village and at the sports venues; some vehicles will also be used for small goods transport.
Furthermore, Toyota will also provide 150 wheelchair-accessible battery-operated Toyota Proace vehicles. After Paris 2024, all vehicles will be used for special passenger transport services in the region around Paris. A total of 700 mobility products will be available for the “last mile” – the most inclusive and sustainable vehicle fleet ever at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to the Japanese automaker.
An Even More Sustainable Fleet
The Environmental Challenge 2050 aims to further underscore sustainability, with the company aiming to achieve CO2 neutrality worldwide by 2050 and in Europe by 2040, using a multi-technology approach. The company plans to bring a fully electrified vehicle fleet to the Games, providing more than 2,650 electrified cars, 150 of which are wheelchair accessible. Around 60 percent of the fleet are locally emission-free, including battery-electric models bZ4X, Proace, Proace Verso, Lexus RZ, and the fuel cell sedan Mirai. 500 Toyota Mirai will be used in Paris as shuttles for athletes and their families, organizers, and volunteers. After the Games, all Mirai will be integrated into the Paris taxi fleet, increasing the number of hydrogen vehicles to 1,500.
In addition to locally emission-free electric cars, Toyota will deploy around 1,000 hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, including the bestsellers RAV4, Yaris Cross, and Corolla. The official fleet will also be supplemented by additional vehicles connected via the company's car-sharing service KINTO. The aim is to contribute to reducing CO2 emissions by 50 percent compared to the previous Games. Furthermore, almost 60 percent of the vehicles for Paris 2024 will be produced in Europe, with 37 percent of them in France.
Building Sustainable Hydrogen Mobility
For the Japanese, hydrogen as an energy carrier plays a crucial role in achieving a CO2-neutral society. During the Games, the company will present its vision of a sustainable hydrogen ecosystem with hydrogen applications. The range includes buses and trucks as well as boats and forklifts. Two of the hydrogen buses have been specially converted for Paris 2024. They can transport an entire wheelchair team in one bus. Building sustainable, hydrogen-powered mobility requires a stable ecosystem that supports hydrogen-based solutions for businesses. Toyota believes that demonstrating the feasibility of hydrogen mobility solutions at Paris 2024 will promote broader adoption of hydrogen infrastructure, according to the company.
Translated automatically from German.
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