Toyota AE86 Concepts Debut As Factory Hydrogen And Electric Restomods The EV has a manual gearbox. Toyota sports cars don't get any more iconic than the AE86 and at this year's Tokyo Auto Salon, the car manufacturer has surprised many by unveiling both electric and hydrogen. The AE86 BEV concept is a typical EV, though.
It borrows its electric motor from the Tundra hybrid and the battery pack from a Prius plug-in hybrid, as well as other components taken from unnamed. Toyota restomoded AE86s, adding an electric motor to one, and a hydrogen system to the other. Like many converted 80s cars, they look incredible.
Read our 2026 Toyota GR86 review for information on ratings, pricing, specs, and features, and see how this coupe performed in our testing. The rumors we reported on were true. At the 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon Toyota did indeed unveil two AE86s converted to run on alternative energy.
A flip-up headlight Sprinter Trueno was converted to hydrogen power, and a fixed-headlight Corolla Levin was converted to a fully electric power. There are lots of people at the Auto Salon who want to enjoy car life with their favorite cars, said. Toyota converted the beloved AE86 into both a battery.
The hydrogen-powered AE86 isn't using a fuel-cell, but a hydrogen. Toyota has fitted two examples of the iconic 1980s. Photo: Toyota Building on Toyota's theme of producing vehicles with an equal focus on performance and sustainability, both concepts see their original inline-four engines jettisoned or modified in order to transform the donors into zero-emissions vehicles.
For the AE86 H2 Concept, the car's 16.
