Electric Toyota HiLux could follow 2024 Toyota Tacoma – report

The Toyota HiLux’s US counterpart – the 2024 Toyota Tacoma – is in line to get an electric selection for its next generation, in accordance to leaked info that has surfaced on the internet.

Toyota is preparing to start a new generation of the Tacoma – the smaller of its two North American pick-ups, and America’s equivalent of our top rated-advertising HiLux – in late 2023, and it could be readily available with electric powered ability for the very first time.

A latest post on the Tacoma4G discussion board (via Autoblog) all but c
onfirms the vehicle will be provided with battery-electric powered electricity – many thanks to information and facts furnished by a “tier one” provider to Toyota – together with a four-cylinder hybrid powertrain.

The carmaker currently confirmed off what an electric Tacoma would glimpse like, by way of a thought discovered in December 2021 (top rated of story).

Even though the previous two Tacoma generation have been unrelated to the worldwide HiLux, a report from America’s Motor Craze previous yr uncovered the subsequent HiLux and Tacoma would share Toyota’s new TNGA-F ladder-frame system, as the car or truck huge seeks to consolidate lots of of its world wide models.

If true, it could give Toyota Australia effortless obtain to the operating equipment essential for an electrical HiLux, with the new-era ute expected to arrive in showrooms in diesel kind in 2025.

This 7 days, Chinese automotive giant Geely uncovered its Radar RD6 electric powered twin-taxi ute, with Generate getting told there are “plans for international markets”.

American electrical ute maker Rivian has expressed its drive to grow to Australia, nevertheless there are raising doubts its competitor Tesla will market its Cybertruck choose-up regionally.