Europe’s best-selling Toyota is about to look very different.
Not on the outside, necessarily, but under the skin.
For years, this model has carried Toyota across the continent, outselling almost everything else in the lineup.
Now it’s preparing for the biggest shift in its history.
DISCOVER SBX CARS – The global premium auction platform powered by Supercar Blondie
The Yaris EV is officially on its way
Toyota has confirmed that its best-selling European model, the Toyota Yaris, will get a fully electric version.
It won’t replace the hybrid or gas versions.
Instead, the next-generation Yaris will be offered with multiple options: fully electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and traditional internal combustion.
Basically, pick your power source.
Toyota
Toyota Motor Europe Vice President Andrea Carlucci made it pretty clear.
If electrification is the direction Europe is heading, then a fully electric Yaris is unavoidable.
He didn’t drop an exact launch date, but it’s expected around 2027 or 2028.
The new Yaris will sit on Toyota’s latest multi-energy platform – the same setup used for the upcoming Corolla.
Toyota
That means the EV version will share its design and structure with the hybrid and gas models, instead of being a totally separate electric-only car.
Now here’s the big challenge.
To compete with small electric cars like the Renault 5 and the upcoming Volkswagen ID. Polo, the Toyota Yaris EV will probably need around 250 miles of range.
If it can’t hit that number, buyers might scroll right past it.
And this isn’t some side project.
Last year alone, Toyota sold 167,019 Yaris models in Europe, plus over 200,000 Yaris Cross SUVs.
This car is basically Toyota’s European MVP.
So the electric version has to be good.
Toyota
Click the star icon next to supercarblondie.com in Google Search to stay ahead of the curve on the latest and greatest supercars, hypercars, and ground-breaking technology
Toyota can’t afford to sit out the EV race in Europe
Toyota’s market share in Europe is around seven percent.
Its hybrids are popular, but when it comes to fully electric cars, it’s been a little late to the party.
Meanwhile, Europe is filling up with small, affordable EVs.
Buyers are getting used to the idea that their everyday city car doesn’t need gas at all.
Toyota
Under CEO Koji Sato, Toyota is clearly shifting gears.
The brand has already revealed an electric Corolla concept, and now the Yaris is next in line.
If Toyota wants to protect its best-selling badge, it can’t just rely on hybrids forever.
An electric Yaris isn’t just a cool new option, it’s Toyota making sure it doesn’t get left behind.
If they nail the price and the range, the Yaris won’t just stay Europe’s favorite Toyota.
It might become one of its most important electric cars too.
DISCOVER SBX CARS:
The global premium car auction platform powered by Supercar Blondie
