Toyota Hilux EV priced for Australia: 315km-capable ute priced from $74,990 – with just 500 sales expected in 2026

Toyota Australia has confirmed its recent fully electrical Hilux will likely be priced from $74,990 previous to on-road payments, previous to its expected arrival between April and June this yr.

A staggeringly low sales target of fair 500 fashions has been build for the recent model branded Hilux BEV (battery electrical vehicle) in 2026 – a tumble in the bucket brooding about Toyota supplied over 51,000 Hiluxes in Australia final yr.

With an expected fluctuate of fair 315km, a figure carried out the utilization of the lenient NEDC current, sales from private customers are truly being treated as a bonus, with the trusty focal level being on authorities fleets and mining operations.

The initiating trace is excessive, with even the mistaken variant sitting above the pause-spec diesel Rugged X ($71,990 previous to on-roads). For context, a scuttle-in hybrid Ford Ranger starts at $71,990 and the BYD Shark 6 fair $57,900 with power-away payments incorporated.

Few fully electrical ute alternate strategies exist on the market at the second, but the unibody KGM Musso EV wowed pundits late final yr when it launched with a $60,000 driveaway trace.

Twin-cab and AWD only at initiate

For now, the Hilux BEV will only be supplied in twin-cab, twin-motor AWD guise.

Blended outputs of 144kW and 468Nm tumble barely of wanting the 2.8-litre turbo-diesel’s 150kW/500Nm on the same automatic fashions, but the electrical versions is typically punchier off the line ensuing from its immediate torque transport.

A 82kW/206Nm front motor and 129kW/269Nm rear motor are stated to present the Hilux BEV a more rear-biased going through steadiness.

Seriously, the Hilux BEV formulation paunchy-time four-wheel-power, rather then allotment-time esteem in primarily the latest diesel. Being a Hilux, off-road prowess remains a genuinely crucial put a query to designate but Toyota has outfitted its electrical ute with its Multi-Terrain Pick out operate with six power modes to steal skill in various scenarios.

Braked towing is rated at 2000kg, down on the 3500kg skill of the core fluctuate.

SR and SR5 grades on provide

The Hilux BEV will likely be supplied in a series of two grades, the SR supplied as each a cab-chassis ($74,990 previous to on-road payments), or a pickup ($76,490), while the SR5 is simply on hand with the latter physique style ($82,990).

The unsuitable SR largely mirrors its combustion counterpart in phrases of instruments, with material seats, a plastic steering wheel and 17-creep wheels with a undeniable aero originate. A aggregate of LED and halogen headlights are oldschool for the entry-level grade.

Within, the Hilux SR formulation twin 12.3-creep displays for the instrument cluster and the multimedia camouflage, alongside with a four-speaker sound gadget, twin-zone climate adjust and wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

A paunchy-dimension spare is moreover incorporated across the fluctuate.

The electrical SR5 applications in formulation typically found in the SR5 diesel’s Top payment Pack as current, including leather-based fully upholstery, heated front seats, heated leather-based fully steering wheel, carpeted floor, eight-speaker sound gadget and a wi-fi telephone charger.

Exterior changes encompass silver door handles and more evolved LED headlights.

Hilux BEV fluctuate and charging

A 59.2kWh lithium-ion battery is housed within the chassis to present the estimated 315km of fluctuate (NEDC).

Sensible charging times of Half-hour forecasted to high up the battery from 10-80 percent when the utilization of a 150kW DC rapid charger.

A 10kW AC charger will high up the battery from 10-100 percent in 6.5 hours, says Toyota.

Toyota Hilux BEV: prices in Australia

All prices listed are previous to on-road payments.

• SR Cab-Chassis: $74,990
• SR Pickup: $76,490
• SR5: $82,990