Nairobi, Kenya: As you pass through the streets of Nairobi, especially the Central Business District (CBD), you may notice a number of electric vehicles roaming around. Most of them are Chinese-manufactured, or there may be an association of Chinese parts manufacturers and local manufacturers.
Most EVs you won’t miss to see include King Long buses, BasiGo, BYD Electric Cars, Dongfeng just a few among unmentioned others. Toyota too hasn’t been left out in selling their electric cars in the Kenyan market, as there are a number of those cars not frequently seen but roaming around.
Looking at one of their newest models, the 2026 BZ Woodland, which is a stretched version of the standard BZ SUV, you may have to pay quite a bit harder to get it imported into the country. It start price is at $46,750 (KES 6,030,750 Tax and import duty not included) and goes upto kes 8,600,000+ .
The 2026 Toyota BZ woodland uses a standard Dual Motor and an all wheel drive Powetrain which produces upto 375 horsepower. It has a standard battery pack with 67 kWh, estimated to take the BZ up to 260 miles before depleting in power.
Coming to what trim will be offered, the BZ Woodland is offered from base trim, and there is also a premium trim. More official information isn’t out yet; we will be looking forward and updating you once we have it before it goes on sale.
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