The big e-car offensive begins at Toyota: 30 new electric cars are to be released in the coming years. Sales are expected to increase significantly by 2030. The luxury brand Lexus is also facing major changes.

Toyota: 30 new electric cars will appear by 2030

The Japanese car company Toyota has not been considered a pioneer when it comes to electromobility. But that should change in the next few years. Equal 30 new electric car models it should be that will come onto the market by 2030. The original plan was based on 15 models by 2025. Toyota now wants to increase annual sales to 3.5 million instead of 2 million e-cars by 2030.

By the end of the decade, the luxury brand will also be there Lexus about to make big changes. The cars are to be offered exclusively in electric mode in many markets. In addition to Europe, this also includes China and North America. So there is still a loophole open for other regions, just like the competition from Peugeot.

In the next few years, Toyota wants a total of around 31 billion euros in the expansion of the fleet invest (source: Handelsblatt). This also includes hybrid vehicles that Toyota would like to continue to produce. Part of the investment will also go into research and development of fuel cells. Volkswagen had recently announced massive investments in e-mobility and would like to rely on lithium from Germany.

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Toyota has so far not a single purely electrically powered car in program. Instead, hybrid and hydrogen drives are used. That should only change with the bZ4X model, which is due to appear in 2022 – but probably under a different name. Toyota has not yet commented on the complete farewell to internal combustion engines.