Toyota will launch six new BEVs by 2026
- The world's leading carmaker, Toyota, has not been very interested in battery electric vehicles until now, concentrating all its efforts on hybrid engines (FHEV and PHEV) which it was the first to launch at the end of the 90s.
- With new regulations pushing carmakers to design and market BEVs, Toyota has recently decided to gradually enter this market.
The BZ4X SUV (D segment) was one of the first models resulting to this strategy. The Japanese carmaker has just announced the acceleration of this strategy by programming six new BEVs by 2026, which will result in two launches per year for the next three years, between 2024 and 2026.
The BZ4X SUV (D segment) was one of the first models resulting to this strategy. The Japanese carmaker has just announced the acceleration of this strategy by programming six new BEVs by 2026, which will result in two launches per year for the next three years, between 2024 and 2026.
- Among the next six Toyota BEVs, we note the arrival in 2024 of a 4.30 m long B/C segment SUV (therefore competing with the Toyota CHR hybrid) and in 2025 the arrival of a segment SUV C/D 4.50 m long.
- Toyota announces a new electrical architecture from 2026. On this date, the Japanese carmaker expects 20% of its global sales to be 100% electric, or around 2 million vehicles sold in 2026.
- This program is not so spectacular if we take into account the range of BEVs already offered by German carmakers: six models at Volkswagen, six models at BMW without counting Mini, nine models at Mercedes without counting Smart. Even Renault will have nine BEVs in 2026.