Toyota: These are the new cars of the future
OUTLOOK Over the next three years, Toyota will be launching six new models with all-electric drive. The manufacturer gave a preview of four of the vehicles for Europe.
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) is planning a small SUV the size of the Toyota Yaris as well as an Urban SUV Concept. The car will be rolling out to dealerships as early as 2024. The new electric vehicles (BEV) should be one thing above all: affordable.
Toyota European boss Matt Harrison has set himself the goal of offering mobility for everyone. However, offering electric cars at affordable prices is currently seen as squaring the circle in the automotive industry. After all, they are still around 10,000 francs more expensive than combustion engines. Toyota is taking a first step with its new, small SUV, which could be called the bZ3X. It is expected to cost less than 40,000 euros.
Production parts from Tesla
For the first time, Toyota is copying part of Tesla's production system in order to reduce manufacturing costs. For decades, Toyota was regarded as the role model for efficient production and was copied by all manufacturers - from General Motors to Porsche. Now the Japanese manufacturer is using another manufacturer's system for the first time.
With gigacasting, large structural parts of the body are produced in a single casting, which is faster and more efficient than assembling them from hundreds of individual parts. Toyota's premium brand Lexus will be the first to use gigacasting.
Multi-track into the future
Andrea Carlucci, Chief Marketing and Product Officer: "Our goal is to achieve 100% CO2 neutrality for our entire model range by 2035. By 2040, the company also aims to achieve zero CO2 emissions in production and logistics. Globally, Toyota will not reach this target until ten years later. However, this does not mean that all of the brand's new cars in Europe will be battery-electric by 2035. Depending on the market, Toyota will offer hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery and fuel cell systems, hydrogen combustion engines and vehicles for e-fuels."
Source: auto-medienportal.net
toyota.ch
