UMW Toyota Motor has formally confirmed that ‘several units’ of the fully electric Toyota bZ4X are already in Malaysia, and that the model will be launched very soon in 2023.

This was confirmed by President K. Ravindran at a media event today evening.

The battery EV bZ4X will complement the company’s Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid in achieving the brand’s carbon neutrality ambitions for this region.

Prices and specifications have yet to be announced but Thailand offers two variants of the bZ4X - a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive (AWD) configuration while the single-motor, front-wheel-drive (FWD).

Indonesia has also launched the model, but only in FWD guise.

The FWD bZ4X’s single motor produces 204 PS and 266 Nm while the AWD variant’s dual motors make a combined output of 218 PS and 337 Nm. Both variants are juiced up by a 71.4 kWh lithium-ion battery pack with a range of 500 km for the FWD and 411 km for the AWD.

The bZ4X supports both AC charging of up to 6.6 kW via a Type 2 port and fast-charging DC of up to 150 kW via a CCS2 port.

More will be revealed in early 2023.