Toyota teases electric SUV

Toyota will launch its X Prologue electric SUV on March 17.

No details are yet available, with media pondering whether it’s a single model or a series.

All that has been released so if far is “Toyota is today giving a small glimpse of its upcoming X Prologue.

“Please join us online at www.x-prologue.com on Wednesday 17th March at 10:00 CET to see the full reveal.”

Even though Toyota is a pioneer in electrifying powertrains, it has fallen behind competitors when it comes to fully-electric powertrains, Inside EVs reports, adding that Toyota has teased its first proper EV, a RAV4-sized SUV that will have no tailpipe emissions.

Last year, Toyota confirmed it was working on a small electric SUV using the e-TNGA platform.

Inside EVs speculates it will probably be a sister model to the Subaru Evoltis (built on the same architecture), although it will look radically different – the headlight shown in the teaser is nothing like the one that will be fitted to the Evoltis.

“We expect the differentiation to be greater than between the current Toyota RAV4 and the Suzuki Across.”

Inside EVs suggests Toyota needs to step up its EV effort to avoid being left behind.