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The Toyota HiLux’s US counterpart – the 2024 Toyota Tacoma – is in line to get an electric powered possibility for its upcoming era, according to leaked info that has surfaced on the net.

Toyota is making ready to start a new generation of the Tacoma – the more compact of its two North American choose-ups, and America’s equal of our top-promoting HiLux – in late 2023, and it could be obtainable with electric ability for the initial time.

A recent submit on the Tacoma4G forum (by using Autoblog) all but confirms the vehicle will be provided with battery-ele
ctric energy – many thanks to information provided by a “tier one” provider to Toyota – along with a 4-cylinder hybrid powertrain.

The carmaker by now showed off what an electrical Tacoma would seem like, by means of a idea uncovered in December 2021 (top of tale).

When the last two Tacoma era have been unrelated to the world wide HiLux, a report from America’s Motor Trend very last calendar year disclosed the subsequent HiLux and Tacoma would share Toyota’s new TNGA-F ladder-body platform, as the car or truck big seeks to consolidate several of its world wide types.

If true, it could give Toyota Australia straightforward entry to the running equipment required for an electrical HiLux, with the new-technology ute expected to get there in showrooms in diesel type in 2025.

This week, Chinese automotive huge Geely exposed its Radar RD6 electric twin-taxi ute, with Push becoming told there are “plans for worldwide markets”.

American electric ute producer Rivian has expressed its desire to extend to Australia, however there are expanding uncertainties its competitor Tesla will offer its Cybertruck pick-up domestically.