Watch out Tesla Model Y: Mitsubishi is brewing a new mid-size electric SUV based on the Nissan Ariya to take on the Subaru Solterra and Toyota bZ4X: Report

A fully-electric mid-sized Mitsubishi SUV will make its debut in 2025.

At least that’s the word from Japanese publication BestCar, who have procured images from the brand showing a silhouette of a “100 per cent electric C SUV” scheduled to arrive next year.

According to the publication, the image was displayed by Mitsubishi Europe CEO Frank Kroll during a presentation on the brand’s future product strategy at the Outlander’s European launch event a couple of weeks ago.

Details are yet to be formally announced, but the plan aligns with Mitsubishi’s future product strategy, dubbed the Momentum 2030 movement, released back in June.

The strategy details the automaker's plans to introduce multiple new energy vehicles before 2030.

At the time, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation President and CEO Takao Kato said, “we will offer not only battery electrics but also plug-in hybrids and hybrids, and introduce appropriate products that will meet the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) set by the Australian government.”

Local CEO Shaun Westcott added: “[Mitsubishi Australia] is at a key point in its history, and today’s announcements confirm Mitsubishi Motors’ commitment to this market, via a strong product pathway to the end of the decade.”

According to BestCar, the plan could involve up to 16 new vehicles for the global market over the next five years. Four of those cars are expected to be full electric and five are rumoured to be plug-in hybrids.

Mitsubishi has confirmed new engines will be offered on existing nameplates such as the Triton ute, large-sized Pajero SUV and the mid-sized ASX SUV. The mid-sized electric model teased a couple of weeks ago is thought to be an all new model, though.

The teased electric SUV is expected to be a twin to the Nissan Ariya, and the timing lines up with a major update for the SUV.

Mitsubishi's alliance partner, Renault, also uses the same platform as the Ariya for its Scenic E-tech medium electric SUV, which it currently sells in Europe.

Nissan has been trying to bring the Ariya to Australia for some time but has faced trouble getting the model approved due to strict Australian Design Rules that stipulate the need for a centre-top tether point.

Nissan Australia has confirmed that the Ariya is coming next year, however, which could wipe out the possibility of a Mitsubishi-badged version.

Mitsubishi was one of the first brand's to launch an EV with the five-door i-MiEV compact car sold between 2009 and 2014.

The i-MiEV earned the title as the world’s first mass-produced, highway-capable EV, as well as the first EV sold in Australia on the mainstream market.

Since then Mitsubishi has been quiet on the EV front and has instead focused on plug-in hybrids.