Toyota’s first battery-electric car set to sell here as part of broad-brush electrification program

Toyota is preparing to unveil its first mass-market battery-electric vehicle at the Shanghai motor show in China – and it’s odds-on to come to Australia following remarks by the company’s senior management this week.

Expected to be called the Toyota BZ following the trademarking of the name and promotional videos around the company’s Beyond Zero branding, the all-new electric car to be unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2021 on April 19 will be an SUV that’ll rival the Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and the incoming Kia Niro EV, among others.
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