Subaru and Toyota's partnership paying off 

Subaru and Toyota continue to do the electric car waltz.

The two Japanese brands are in-step with their rollout of co-developed electric cars.

First was the bZ4X and Solterra twins and now it's the new Subaru Uncharted and Toyota C-HR+ duo.

The Uncharted and C-HR+ are twins under the skin, but different styling and interior gear add a point of difference.

Subaru breaks from tradition by offering the Uncharted in front- and all-wheel drive layouts. Only the BRZ sports car - which is also co-developed with Toyota - is the other non-all-wheel drive vehicle in its line-up.

All Uncharted variants come with a circa-75kWh Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt (NMC) battery, which delivers a driving range of up to 466km in the all-wheel drive and 482km in the front-wheel drive. 

Toyota’s CH-R+ delivers a max range of 600km with its 77kWh battery. The CH-R+ can also be had with a cheaper and smaller 58kWh battery, unlike the Uncharted.

Front-wheel drive versions of the Uncharted use a single electric motor to make 165kW and all-wheel drive examples use two electric motors to pump out a combined 252kW.

Those outputs match the CH-R+ fitted with the 77kWh battery. 

All-wheel drive versions can hit 100km/h from a standstill in roughly the same 5.2 seconds.

It can accept a max DC charge rate of 150kW and AC charging tops out at 11kW. Subaru said it can fill the battery from 10 to 80 per cent in 30 minutes when on a 150kW or more DC charger.

All-wheel drive variants come with Subaru’s X-Mode, which enhances its ability to tackle tougher terrain and surfaces.

Inside there is a 14-inch multimedia screen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, dual wireless device chargers, USB-C charging ports and Subaru’s Eyesight safety kit.

The Uncharted follows the CH-R+ with a sleek SUV-coupe silhouette.

There is no word on if the Uncharted will make it to Australia, but the federal government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) that is now in effect is designed to compel manufacturers to bring more low emissions and electric vehicles to Australia.

It appears Subaru will need more no- and low-emissions vehicles if it wants to avoid fines under the scheme in the near future.