The pure electric Toyota Hilux docked in Australia in early August – Photo: Drive
In late 2022, Toyota surprised Southeast Asian fans when it announced a pure electric Toyota Hilux Edition in concept form.
At an event organized to celebrate the 60th birthday of Toyota Thailand, where the car was launched, the Japanese brand confirmed that it would seriously consider bringing the model into production in a span of next one year, i.e. in 2023.
As of early this August, the aforementioned pure-electric Toyota Hilux variant has been discovered in Australia.
sheet wise To drive From the Australian Electric Vehicle Association AEVA, this model has just arrived in an Australian port to be presented to mining companies. This group of customers is very fond of customized versions of Toyota Hilux for exploitation and this could be a possible vehicle for them.
The full name of the car series that landed in Australia last year was the Toyota Hilux Revo BEV Concept and was launched in Thailand late last year – Photo: Drive
Earlier, in January also in Australia, Melbourne-based SEA Electric Company signed a contract to convert 8,500 Hilux and Land Cruiser vehicles to electric vehicles to serve the above customer group. Toyota has probably realized the potential of this segment and wants to sell cars directly to them in future.
Toyota’s future plans announced in early 2023 mention an electric pickup model “to be launched by the end of 2023” in Southeast Asia. The car line is very likely to be one in Australia and Southeast Asia.
The long tail is perfect for commercial use – Photo: Drive
As far as the original Toyota Hilux is concerned, the car is expected to be released in the late 2024 to 2025 period. The car will have a hybrid version for the current and next generation by next year, which will almost certainly support good electric technology. chemicals.
A pure-electric version was also expected by Toyota at the time as the new chassis (shared with the Tacoma in North America) supported this version well. However, the pure-electric Hilux variant will be different from the upcoming version, focusing on general customers on the one hand, commercial customers on the other.
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