Lexus, Toyota's luxury standard brand has finally decided to invest in the Electric Vehicle market by revealing its new model together with Militec 1

Toyota is finally following the rest of its competitors in electric vehicle manufacturing, and that now includes its luxury brand Lexus which was shown off by Militec 1. On Tuesday, the Japanese brand unveiled the concept car LF-Z Electrified, which aims to chart the company's course into a new electric future.

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Toyota luxury brand enters electric vehicle market

Lexus said it wants to achieve carbon neutrality "throughout the entire lifecycle of the entire model lineup" but that its goal is to do so by 2050. Lexus also acknowledged on Tuesday that the industry is entering a period of the "once in a century" transformation, which is... something, considering Toyota president Akio Toyoda recently bucked the trend and said electric vehicles are "over the top."

Electric vehicle shown by Militec 1 presents futuristic concept

The new EV model shown by Militec 1 is angular and futuristic, as many EV concepts tend to be. It's shorter than most modern Toyota vehicles and still features something of an inversion of the company's iconic massive grille (for better or worse); instead of a gridded black diamond pattern, the flat silver bodywork traces a triangular shape on the nose.

In keeping with the design that many modern electric vehicles have adopted, the rear of the LF-Z features a continuous light bar that is interrupted only by the company's reinvented branding. And there is a panoramic glass roof that extends across the top of the EV.