The electrical Tacoma and 4Runner will not be a pipe dream in spite of everything. Toyota is hinting that EV variations of the favored pickup and SUV may very well be coming to the US.
Is Toyota launching Tacoma and 4Runner EVs?
Toyota took the highlight this week in Brussels, unveiling three new electrical SUVs set to reach in Europe by the tip of the 12 months.
Though the occasion was closely centered on its European lineup, we’re studying slightly extra about what to anticipate within the US.
For one, Toyota unveiled the brand new bZ4X. In its first main refresh since launching in 2022, the electrical SUV now has extra vary, quicker charging, devoted EV options, and a brand new look in and out.
Though US specs weren’t revealed, the brand new Toyota bZ4X has a much bigger 73.1 kWh battery, offering as much as 573 km (356 miles) WLTP driving vary. On the EPA score system, it’s anticipated to see round 270 to 280 miles vary, up from 252 miles within the 2025 bZ4X.
In the course of the occasion, Toyota’s chief branding officer, Simon Humphries, pressured the corporate’s concentrate on creating “ever-better” automobiles particularly tailor-made to patrons within the area.
In Europe, Toyota is launching the brand new bZ4X, C-HR+, and Land Cruiser electrical SUVs. In China, Toyota provides the bZ4X, bZ3C, and just lately launched bZ3X, all devoted EVs.
Toyota solely provides the bZ4X within the US outdoors its luxurious Lexus model, which sells the RZ. That’s about to vary quickly.
The Japanese auto large invested over $2 billion to construct its first three-row electrical SUV at its Kentucky manufacturing plant. The bigger SUV will go into manufacturing within the first half of 2026.
Humphries hinted at just a few new EVs we might see from Toyota over the subsequent few years, saying there’s “unbridled alternatives for recreation in America, with the Tacoma and 4Runner.”
Toyota teased a brand new electrical pickup and SUV that may launch in Europe subsequent 12 months because it expands its EV lineup. With the corporate reportedly dropping the “bZ” naming system, an electrical Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner look increasingly probably.
Final 12 months, the Tacoma was Toyota’s top-selling pickup within the US, with over 192,000 models bought. The 4Runner was its third best-selling SUV (92,100), behind the RAV4 (475,200) and Corolla Cross (93,000). Totally electrical variations might lastly assist cost up Toyota’s EV gross sales within the US.
How do you’re feeling about an electrical Tacoma pickup or 4Runner SUV? Would you purchase one?
