Toyota Urban Cruiser EV Debuts with 265-Mile Range Option
Powertrain, Range, and Platform After years of polite small talk at the EV table, Toyota has finally committed to a full sentence. The 2025 Toyota Urban Cruiser EV isn’t a toe-dip into electrification—it’s a reasonably confident cannonball into the B-segment EV pool. Built on a dedicated BEV platform (read: not borrowed from a hybrid or 2009 Camry), the Urban Cruiser doesn’t just recycle an existing chassis and hope for the best. Two battery options are available: a 49 kWh pack for the conservative commuter and a 61 kWh pack for those brave enough to venture outside the city limits without checking their charger app every five minutes. Both utilize lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry, which is Toyota’s way of saying: “We like batteries that don’t set themselves on fire.” The front-wheel-drive variants are the only ones detailed (so far), though an AWD model is coming. And while the Urban Cruiser EV comact SUV won’t win any drag races, it won’t embarrass itself at the on-...