Toyota has confirmed today that the electric C-HR, previously available only in Europe, will arrive in the United States next year.
You may remember the C-HR as the compact gas crossing sold in the United States from 2018 to 2022. But now it has been resurrected as a battery electric vehicle with an estimated guard range up to 290 miles. No information on prices has been published, but I expect that we will get closer to the release date.
In the United States, the C-HR will have only one battery option with 77 kWh capacity. Interestingly, this pack offers only 290 miles, while the European version with the same battery claims represents up to 373 miles of reach. This is due to the fact that Toyota was based on the more generous WLTP standard based on the EU. The European specification, which involves the nickname C-HR Plus, offers an additional choice of a 57.7 kWh battery with around 283 miles of reach.
Toyota says that it also plans to release a variety of motorcycle group options for C-HR, including hybrid, rechargeable hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell (only available in California and Hawaii).
The C-HR is not a hot hatch by any stretch of imagination, but it has enough mustard under its hood to put a smile on your face. The compact EV will issue 338 horsepower and approximately 0 to 60 MPH time by five seconds.
There is much more to love, including a large loading space (25.4 cubic feet), four regenerative braking levels, including speed change pallets, 18 and 20 inch wheel options and a 14 -inch central touch screen that supports the carplay of wireless apple and Android Auto.
The only remaining question is the price. The original gas engine version started at $ 22,000, while the hybrid model sells for about $ 41,000. So I expected the BEV version somewhere north of $ 45,000, given the current state of battery costs.
