All-electric Toyota Hilux rolls into town with £58k price tag
Toyota has confirmed pricing and specification for its first ever electric Hilux pick-up truck.
The Hilux BEV will cost from £57,845 when orders open on June 1 – a £9,000 premium over the equivalent 48V diesel hybrid, which also goes on sale next month.
That, however, does not factor in the UK’s Plug-In Van Grant (PIVG), which drops the price by £5,000 to £52,845.
At launch the Hilux BEV will only be offered in a four-door, five-seat Double Cab body style, although a two-door conversion is expected at a later day. First customer deliveries of the all-electric truck will begin in July.
Unlike the diesel, which gets four trim levels, the electric version of the ninth-generation truck comes in just two grades.
Entry point Icon models feature alloy wheels, side steps and specific off-road driving modes along with heated seats and a 12.3-inch touchscreen with smartphone integration.
The Invincible spec, priced from £60,695 before the PIVG, adds LED headlights, leather upholstery, power driver’s seat adjustment and a 12-inch digital instrument panel display.
While a major price hike over the combustion-engined variant, the Hilux BEV’s price makes it cheaper than its nearest rival the Isuzu D-Max EV, which costs £59,995 before VAT or PIVG.
The Hilux, however, isn’t expected to match the one-tonne payload and 3.5-tonne towing capacity of the D-Max. Previous testing has suggested it will be capped at 715kg and 1,600kg respectively.
While the electric pick-up market has been slow to develop, the Hilux BEV represents the third model to hit UK shores this year. Along with it and the D-Max, Korea’s KGM recently started sales of its Musso EV, which is priced from £47,495 before grants.
