Unsurprisingly, Subaru’s partnership with Toyota will continue to play a key role in the development of the new EVs, since the Solterra already shares a platform with the Toyota bZ4X.
“Our main electrification strategy centers on strong hybrids and electric vehicles and introducing such models in the US by 2025,” said Tomoaki Emori, senior vice president of the corporate planning division. “When we look at the US market situation, we will need to offer several models in our EV lineup. We have shifted our weight toward that in our development.”
Subaru’s assessment of electrified cars in the USA is logical, with new EV and battery production plants popping up everywhere. California is on a mission to triple EV sales in four years, while hybrids from the likes of Hyundai and Honda continue to thrive. Up until now, Subaru has simply not kept pace with these trends.