Toyota's newest EV revealed: 2025 Toyota C-HR+ electric car shown in Europe with it a chance to arrive in Australia to rival the BYD Atto 3, Zeekr X and XPeng G6

Toyota’s C-HR compact SUV is going electric.

The swoopy battery-powered SUV was revealed in Europe, and initially looks to be for the continent only.

Dubbed the C-HR+, Toyota said it would be launched in selected European countries this year before a wider rollout across the union next year.

A Toyota Australia spokesperson was non-committal on the C-HR+ coming Down Under.

“Toyota Australia is committed to our multi-pathway approach to decarbonisation, and we are always looking for ways to expand our electrification line-up, however, we have nothing to announce today,” an official statement from the company said.

The C-HR+ might not be an option today, it is likely to be a strong possibility to join the local line up in the future as the federal government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) starts to bite in the next few years.

The NVES fines carmakers for exceeding CO2 thresholds, with the limits getting lower every year until 2030. 

Carmakers can offset the sales of high-polluting vehicles with the sales of EVs. This brings the C-HR+ into play in 2027 onwards when conventional hybrid vehicles are likely to exceed the CO2 threshold.

The C-HR+ is built on the e-TNGA platform rather than the TNGA-C platform that underpins the hybrid version currently sold in Australia.

It is the fourth model built on the company’s electric car platform joining the Lexus RZ, China-only bZ3 sedan and the Toyota bZ4X - and the latter’s twin-under-the-skin, the Subaru Solterra.

The C-HR+ also has a different body styling and interior compared to the hybrid version.

The electric version is 160mm longer at 4520mm, which helps it have a longer wheelbase (the distance between the front and rear wheels) that liberates more interior space.

It will be available with the choice of either 58kWh or 77kWh battery.

Smaller battery versions will be front wheel drive only but the bigger battery is fitted to both front- and all-wheel drive layouts.

Toyota said the max driving range is 600km via the benchmark WLTP testing cycle, but this has not been homologated yet.

That range is likely for the single motor big battery version with the more potent all-wheel drive grade reducing the range.

The single motor versions are expected to deliver 123kW in the small battery version and 165kW in the long-legged variant. The all-wheel drive adds a second motor to the rear and ups power to 252kW. The AWD can sprint from 0-100km/h in 5.2 seconds.

It can accept a max DC charge rate of 150kW and AC charging tops out at 11kW for the smaller battery variant and 22kW for bigger power pack examples.

It has a full suite of safety kit and mod cons such as a 14-inch multimedia display and heated seats depending on the grade.