Toyota will take the wraps off its next electric car! Toyota teases upcoming Zeekr X and XPeng G6 rival!

Toyota has announced it will reveal its next electric car on March 12 - an EV the company says will be “surprising”.

A single image along with a 30-second video teased by Toyota yesterday of its upcoming eclectic vehicle don’t reveal much apart from a shadowy silhouetted form that looks to be the production version of the bZ Compact Crossover concept show in 2022.

Information from Toyota was also very limited.

“Toyota to reveal all-new exciting and surprising battery electric vehicle,” the company said in a press release.

“Featuring a sleek and stylish coupe design combined with elevated driving dynamics and surprising space, comfort & versatility, this all-new battery electric model is inspired by Toyota’s heritage of creating products with strong emotional appeal that bring wider choice to customers.

“Stay tuned for the reveal on March 12, 2025, 00:01am CET” (10:01am AEDT).

While Toyota remains tight-lipped about what the EV will be, we know that a smaller electric SUV is coming and it will sit below the bZ4X medium-sized SUV. Toyota revealed the concept for the BZ Compact Crossover in 2022 and this EV is almost certainly the production version of this car.

From what we can tell going by the shadowy silhouette in the teaser image and video, Toyota has stayed true to the sleek design of the original concept with the high placed taillights and sloped rear window, while the front of the car has the building wheel arches that push up onto the bonnet area. 

A four door small SUV, has a long wheelbase for its size this EV from Toyota will arrive to battle against the likes of the Zeekr X, Volvo EX30 and Geely G6.

While Toyota hasn’t announced specifications for the new EV, Australians can expect the small SUV to be offered in similar grades and motor variants to the bZ4X. The bZ4X which competes with Tesla's Model Y has a 71.4kWh battery and comes in single motor or dual motor formats offering up to 436km and 411km of driving range respectively. 

This will be Toyota’s third electric vehicle after the bZ4X and Urban Cruiser small SUV to be launched globally. While the bZ4X arrived in Australia in 2024, the Urban Cruiser is currently only sold in Europe, the United Kingdom, and several other overseas markets.

As for the price of the new Toyota EV, that hasn’t been announced but buyers can expect to it to be less than then $66,000 list price asked by the entry grade bZ4X.

We'll be watching on March 12 at 10am AEDT when more on this EV is announced, so we can tell you what you need to know.