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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

Electrek

If you were waiting for a smaller, cheaper Toyota electric car, you may have to keep waiting. Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building.

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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

Baua Electric

If you were waiting for a smaller, cheaper Toyota electric car, you may have to keep waiting. Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota’s European product development boss, Andrea Carlucci, told Autocar that battery costs make a cheap EV unlikely.

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Toyota Australia’s bZ4X price warning: ‘it’s not going to be cheap’

EV Central

Toyota is planning an EV fight back that starts with the bZ4X late in 2023. But rather than the version of the car that is already on sale overseas, the Toyota bZ4X that will arrive late in the year will be an updated model that is yet to be revealed. This car will not be a cheap car.”

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. They had some inverter issues in the 3rd Generation Prius in which the hybrid technology changed, but Toyota issued a recall for that. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect.

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Turned Off By Tesla? Consider A Nissan Ariya Or Toyota BZ4X

InsideEVs

While these electric crossovers are not best in class, cheap leasing options make them attractive alternatives to the Model Y.

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Electric Utes — Is Toyota Blind to Opportunity?

CleanTechnica EVs

Australian media is awash with news of companies transforming Toyota’s Land Cruisers and Hilux into electric utes. One must ask, is Toyota blind to this opportunity? It can’t be cheap to rip the guts out of a diesel fourby and replace it with electrics.

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Comment on BYD rolls out new, less expensive variants for 2 NEV models to further undercut fuel cars by Lawrence

CN EV Post

Unlike Genesis and Toyota models, BYD and so many other Chinese makers, are not resorting to the cheap and dated, chicken wire grilles. It really makes a difference to see a car with a classy, and novel looking grille coming in your direction.

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