Toyota Electric Pickup

 

Toyota wants to have an EV in every segment, including trucks.

 

Toyota offers no power train or platform details about this vehicle. A rumor indicates the company plans to move the next-gen Tacoma to the TGNA-F platform that also underpins the latest Tundra, Land Cruiser, and Lexus LX. These underpinnings can support electrification, so this pickup could use it, too.

The next-gen Tacoma is currently in testing, and spy shots show it under heavy camouflage benchmarking against a Ford Ranger. The rumor is the pickup would adopt a turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Also, the automaker allegedly intends to merge the Hilux and Tacoma into a single product to save costs through greater economies of scale. Look for a debut in 2022 for the 2023 model year.

During its strategy presentation, Toyota said it would introduce 30 battery electric vehicles by 2030 and sell 3.5 million EVs a year by 2030. Then by 2035, EVs would be 100 percent of global vehicle sales, according to the company's plan. It's quite an ambitious plan from a brand that has been slow to adopts fully electric powertrains.

Source: Toyota