I-Australia yeyona marike inkulu yeToyota Land Cruisers. Nangona sijonge phambili kwi-300 series entsha esandula ukukhutshwa, i-Australia isafumana iimodeli ezintsha ze-70 series ngohlobo lweeSUV kunye neelori ze-pickup. Kungenxa yokuba xa i-FJ40 yayeka ukuveliswa, umgca wemveliso wahluka ngeendlela ezimbini. I-United States ifumene iimodeli ezinkulu nezikhululekileyo, ngelixa kwezinye iimarike ezifana neYurophu, uMbindi Mpuma kunye ne-Australia, kusekho izithuthi ezilula, ezinzima ze-70-series off-road.
Ngokuphucuka kokufakelwa kombane kunye nokubakho koluhlu lwe-70, inkampani ebizwa ngokuba yiVivoPower isebenzisana neToyota kweli lizwe kwaye ityikitye ileta yenjongo (LOI), "phakathi kweVivoPower kunye neToyota Australia Yenza isicwangciso sobambiswano sokufaka umbane kwizithuthi zeToyota Land Cruiser usebenzisa izixhobo zokuguqula eziyilwe kwaye zenziwe yinkampani yeVivoPower ephethwe ngokupheleleyo yiTembo e-LV BV"
Ileta yenjongo ifana nesivumelwano sokuqala, esichaza imiqathango yokuthengwa kweempahla kunye neenkonzo. Isivumelwano senkonzo esiphambili sifikelelwa emva kwengxoxo phakathi kwamaqela amabini. I-VivoPower ithe ukuba yonke into ihamba ngokwesicwangciso, inkampani iya kuba ngumthengisi wenkqubo yombane ekhethekileyo yeToyota Australia kwisithuba seminyaka emihlanu, kunye nokukhetha ukuyandisa iminyaka emibini.
UKevin Chin, uSihlalo oLawulayo kunye ne-CEO yeVivoPower, uthe: “Siyavuya kakhulu ukusebenza neToyota Motor Australia, eyinxalenye yomvelisi wezixhobo zokuqala omkhulu kwihlabathi, sisebenzisa ikhithi yethu yokuguqula iTembo umbane kwiimoto zabo zeLand Cruiser “Olu budlelwane lubonisa amandla obuchwepheshe beTembo ekususeni icarbon dioxide kwezothutho kwezinye zezona mveliso zinzima nezinzima ukuzisusa icarbon dioxide kwihlabathi. Okubaluleke ngakumbi, kukukwazi kwethu ukuphucula iimveliso zeTembo nokuzizisa kwihlabathi. Ithuba elihle kubathengi abaninzi. Ihlabathi.”
Inkampani yamandla azinzileyo iVivoPower ifumene isabelo esilawulayo kwingcali yezithuthi zombane iTembo e-LV ngo-2018, nto leyo eyenza ukuba olu thengiselwano lube nokwenzeka. Kulula ukuqonda ukuba kutheni iinkampani zemigodi zifuna izithuthi zombane. Awunakuthutha abantu kunye neempahla ungene kwitonela ekhupha igesi yokukhupha umoya yonke indlela. UTembo uthe ukuguqukela kumbane nako kunokonga imali kwaye kunciphise ingxolo.
Sinxibelelane neVivoPower ukuze sifumane into esinokuyibona ngokwebanga namandla, kwaye siza kuhlaziya xa sifumana impendulo. Okwangoku, uTembo ukwalungisa enye iHilux yeToyota hard truck kwiimoto zombane.