---
title: "Toyota’s Electric Pickup Truck Could Look a Lot Like This"
description: "An electric companion to the Toyota Tacoma and Tundra might look something like this."
date: "2021-12-14"
modified: "2021-12-14"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/43505/toyotas-electric-pickup-truck-could-look-a-lot-like-this"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Toyota News"
tags:
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "Toyota"
---

# Toyota’s Electric Pickup Truck Could Look a Lot Like This

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2021/12/Toyota-Truck-EV-Hero.jpg>)
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Overnight at a conference held in Tokyo, [Toyota unleashed a blitz of 15 electric vehicle concepts](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43502/toyota-unveils-15-new-ev-concepts-says-lexus-will-be-electric-only>), ranging from lux Lexuses to sports cars and utility vehicles. Among them was a pickup, one which might give us our first glimpse at [the electric truck Toyota confirmed back in April](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/40271/electrified-toyota-pickup-trucks-are-coming-by-2025>).

Little is known about the truck Toyota showed off, aside from the obvious—it's a crew cab with some serious ground clearance and all-terrain tires. Its styling comes in halfway between the outgoing Tacoma and the new [2022 Toyota Tundra](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/42667/2022-toyota-tundra-first-drive-review-a-giant-leap-over-the-old-truck>); the front end is a mix of the two, while its fenders and hood are more reminiscent of the Tundra.

![message-editor%2F1639501530646-toyotatruckevinline.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1639501530646-toyotatruckevinline.jpg>)
*Toyota's electric pickup truck concept, *Toyota**

Size-wise, though, it would appear to be closer to the Tacoma, as its cab looks to be shorter than either truck's, with relatively small windows. At that scale, it'd be less of a competitor to the likes of [the effectively sold-out 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/43434/2022-ford-f-150-lightning-reservations-are-closed-now>) and more a cheaper alternative to the Rivian R1T or GMC Hummer EV—more of a light-duty lifestyle vehicle.

Powertrain info is essentially non-existent, though four-wheel drive seems like an obvious feature. That could potentially be achieved by a pair of electric motors—one at each wheel seems unlikely—and as for battery capacity, we're again left guessing. The only Toyota EV we have as reference is the bZ4X, which uses a 71.4-kilowatt-hour pack.

Should this concept advance to a production vehicle, it would also likely portend an SUV as well, possibly a 4Runner equivalent, though no such vehicle was shown off. My guess is it's only a matter of time before a concept for such breaks cover, and that it won't be long before we hear something more concrete about the electric Toyota pickup that so many will now eagerly await.

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## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
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