Suzuki teams up with Toyota on its first EV: the E Vitara

Suzuki and Toyota person been working together connected a caller 4WD-capable electrical SUV, and successful Italy yesterday, Suzuki revealed the fruits of the collaboration: a caller compact called the E Vitara. It’s the automaker’s archetypal EV, and it’s scheduled for accumulation astatine Suzuki Motor Gujarat successful India starting adjacent spring.

The E Vitara volition motorboat successful Europe, India, and Japan “around” the summertime of adjacent year, and determination volition beryllium a Toyota-badged version, which volition astir apt look a batch similar the Urban SUV Concept Toyota revealed successful 2023. Toyota likewise shares its mediocre bZ4X EV with Subaru, which is rebadged arsenic the Solterra EV.

Toyota and Suzuki person been dilatory to follow EVs into their lineups, with Toyota refocusing connected gathering much hybrids and a three-row electrical SUV for the US market. As reported by Autocar, Suzuki’s antecedently announced people of launching aggregate EVs by 2030 is connected hold, with President Toshihiro Suzuki saying the institution volition “monitor the situation” owed to cooling EV demand.

As for the E Vitara, the conveyance volition beryllium powered by a lithium robust phosphate artillery successful either 49 kWh oregon 60 kWh capacities. Both batteries tin beryllium offered successful 2WD drivetrains, but 4WD versions lone travel with the larger one. According to The Japan Times, Suzuki said the E Vitara tin get up to 400km (about 248 miles) connected a azygous charge.

At its peak, the E Vitara centrifugal is susceptible of 135 kW output. It’s reasonably underpowered compared to the 150 kW output of the similarly-sized Chevy Bolt, which is conscionable 130mm shorter successful magnitude than the 4,275mm E Vitara.

There’s presently nary pricing for the E Vitara, and similar Hyundai’s Inster, the US marketplace is not successful the motorboat plans for this tiny EV.