Gallery: Toyota EPU Concept <\/h3>\n
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“We’re fighting for it,” this executive said. “They know how much we want it. We just have to make it work.”<\/p>\n
Kevin Hunter, president of Calty, told InsideEVs\u00a0<\/em>the EPU is for customers looking for the utility of a pickup but with no desire for hardcore off-roading. These folks would be more casual users or possibly people in cities. “It has enough capability,” Hunter said. “We didn’t want it to be a toy.”<\/p>\n The EPU Concept features an adaptive cargo bed. It’s around 4.5 feet long in the standard configuration, roughly the same as the Maverick. However, the Toyota has a divider that opens into the passenger compartment and increases the length to about 6.0 feet. Dropping the tailgate and lifting a portion of it extends things to 8.0 feet. You can see this in the photo gallery above.<\/p>\n In photos, the EPU appears to be a midsize truck, but the physical dimensions reveal that it’s closer in size to a Ford Maverick. Plus, both trucks have a monocoque chassis and a four-door body. The table below compares their footprints.<\/p>\n Toyota provided no details about the electric powertrain or the battery system specs for the EPU.<\/p>\n