Türkiye's first indigenous electric car Togg takes to road

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday officially became the first owner of Türkiye’s indigenous electric vehicle (EV), as long-awaited shipments start.

Erdoğan, accompanied by first lady Emine Erdoğan, was delivered Togg’s EV model T10X in a ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.

The delivery comes just days after buyers of the first batch of T10Xs were selected through a digital draw.

The demand had been so high that the carmaker had to raise the number of units. Eventually, it will start delivering 20,000, up from the initially planned 12,000 as of April. Over 177,400 people submitted preorders for the vehicle in just 21 days. The deliveries are planned to start in the coming days.

"Togg was born as a symbol of the technological development, economic development and global reputation of our country," Erdoğan said . "Starting today, we will start seeing Togg on the roads."

The second delivery is set to be made to Erdoğan’s Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev.

Having had its mass production launched in late October, Togg said T10X would be initially sold with one engine and two battery options.

The model will feature battery packs with capacities of 52.4 and 88.5 kilowatt-hours, boasting ranges of 314 and 523 kilometers, respectively. The first version of the T10X can accelerate from zero to 100 kph (62.14 mph) in 7.6 seconds, while the second, for which delivery will start on Oct. 29, can do zero-100 kph in 4.8 seconds.