Exclusive: Electric Toyota HiLux not coming, despite media speculation

Toyota Australia has formally dismissed reports by mainstream media there will be an electric HiLux ute. The debate about electric vehicles and their suitability in Australia was sparked by the federal opposition’s election promise to require 50% of all new cars sold by 2030 to run on electric power. Workhorse utes such as the Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger and Mitsubishi Triton – Australia’s top three selling cars – were given as examples of the struggle to electrify all types of vehicles.