After the debut of BYD – The Shark PHEV, Toyota is now testing an all-electric Hilux BEV model that would hit the market in the late 2025. Toyota’s first electric pickup will launch in Thailand.
Toyota Hilux is already one of the top selling pickups globally. The move to electrifying one of the it’s best pickups is the great move of Toyota. Hilux is already sold in 180 countries and regions with a wide-reaching market of buyers.
In this lineup Toyota has been teasing an all-electric version for some time. However the first “electrified” Hilux Hybrid 48V was introduced in December, last year. But it still has a 28L diesel engine for a modest 5% fuel efficiency improvement.
Last year automakers unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell Hilux prototype that raises curies, where is the all -electric version?
To clarify the company plant of electric pickup. Toyota Thailand president Noriaki Kamashita confirmed that the Hilux EV would roll out by the end of 2025, while speaking to reporters at Bangkok International Motor Show in March, 2024.
“Our intention is to be producing the Hilux BEV over here,” Pras Ganesh, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Asia, confirmed to Reuters this week.
He further added, Although the first electric Toyota pickup will be aimed at the Thailand market, Toyota is considering exporting the model. Toyota is still working out the kinks ahead of its debut. “The more range I have to put on it, the more battery I have to put on it, which means the weight of the vehicle also becomes significantly heavier, which means the loading can be much less.”
