Published On Dec 14, 2021 12:15:00 PM
Toyota and Lexus reveal around half of its pre-2030 global EV range, which includes sedans, SUVs, an LFA-inspired EV supercar and commercial vehicles.
Toyota president Akio Toyoda has announced no less than 15 uniqe concepts for future global Toyota and Lexus electric car line-up. He has also detailed plans for the two firms to launch a total of 30 electric vehicles by 2030.
Revealing a bold plan for the two firms to sell around 3.5 million battery-electric cars by 2030, Toyoda explained that “we need to reduce emissions as much as possible, as soon as possible,” and that the brands will “expand options for carbon-neutral vehicles”, which run on ‘clean’ energy.
First, he presented concepts for the bZ-badged EVs, which will follow its new bZ4X SUV in the market in the near future: a compact SUV with “a beautiful silhouette”, an Aygo X-inspired urban SUV designed for Japan and Europe, and a midsized saloon “which meets expectations for a first car”. These are the firm’s ‘reasonably priced’ mass-production models, but a further 12 models unveiled highlight the diversity of Toyota and Lexus’s planned EVs; alongside small commercial urban EVs were full-sized off-roaders, a pickup truck and even an electric Lexus supercar inspired by the legendary LFA.
Details on each of these individual models have not so far been forthcoming, but Toyoda revealed that Lexus, in particular, will launch EVs in all segments by 2030, go all-EV in Europe, North America and China by 2030, and ditch combustion completely in 2035.
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