Unlike other global carmakers going all-out to launch fully electric vehicles, Toyota and its premium brand Lexus have insisted on developing hybrid cars. However, with burgeoning demand for battery-powered EVs (BEVs) in Korean and other major countries’ clean car markets, Lexus aims to expand its footing with the first BEV lineup, The All New Electric RZ. RZ 450e, the first EV in the RZ lineup, is a crossover .
Lexus, the luxury vehicle division of Toyota, launched its first fully electric vehicle (EV) the all-electric RZ and new generation RX series with three electric powertrains in the local market, the company s Korean branch said Wednesday.