Toyota Planned To Release 30 EVs By 2030 With The Decade Half Over, How Far Have They Reached On That Goal?

SAUDI ARABIA: Toyota promised to launch 30 new electric cars by 2030, spread across its Toyota and Lexus lineups. The announcement was made in October 2021, when, quite surprisingly, Toyota announced what its future lineups would look like. Generally, Toyota is very secretive about its new cars until they’re close to production capacity. However, this move came to show that Toyota is also taking the electric future seriously. The move came in defense of global sentiment that Toyota was slow to adapt to EVs, because at the time of the announcement, Toyota did not have a single EV model ready for production. However, five years into the decade and four years since the announcement, how far has Toyota come in delivering its promise?

As per the current leadership at Toyota, the brand is on track with its 2030 goal, with 10 new electric cars set to be launched by the end of 2026. The EV lineup of Toyota started with the bZ4X and the Lexus RZ. The bZ series saw more entries in the following years with the bZ3 sedan, the bZ3X small SUV, and the bZ4X Touring. After that, the bZ5, which is a large coupe-style SUV, was also unveiled, and lastly, the large bZ7 sedan.

That’s six models from Toyota in the first five years of the decade; however, there is a catch here, too. The models of the bZ series are not solely developed by Toyota. The cars have been developed in collaboration with Chinese manufacturers like BYD, GAC, and FAW. This is why a majority of Toyota’s EV fleet is available in China. Lexus has also introduced a few EV cars this decade, starting with the RZ and the UX300e. The new-generation ES sedans are also expected to get their own EV variant.

FAQs

Q1) How many EVs did Toyota say it will launch by 2030?

A) Toyota announced in 2021 that the brand will launch 30 EVs by 2030.

Q2) How many EVs has Toyota launched so far?

A) Toyota has launched six EVs by the end of 2025. The brand aims to launch at least 10 EVs by the end of 2026.

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