Subaru Planning 4 new EV Crossovers by 2026; also Working on next Generation Hybrid System

• Subaru intends on boosting its EV line-up.

• The plan is to work with Toyota for the next Subaru badged EVs.

Subaru is not a major player in EV revolution, yet the Japanese brand has much higher ambitions for the short and medium term.

Indeed, the brand’s CEO, Atsushi Osaki, said earlier this week that it was difficult to predict how the electric car market would evolve. He also added that it was risky for a small manufacturer like Subaru to venture alone into this new area of the automotive industry. That’s why it’s no surprise that Subaru will once again be working with Toyota to develop the brand’s next electric vehicles.

The current Subaru Solterra is a non-identical copy of the Toyota bZ4X, but Subaru intends to add four new electric crossovers to its fleet by 2026. The new Solterra is one of those planned crossovers. So, there will be three new Subaru models powered by electrons.

These four new electric models will be developed with the help of Toyota, a strategy already employed for the bZ4X/Solterra tandem, but also for the two combustion-powered sports coupes, the Subaru BRZ/Toyota GR 86 duo.

Little is known about these future electric models, but it’s already accepted that Subaru will also be entitled to its own version of the future three-row Toyota crossover, which will be assembled at the brand’s Kentucky plant from 2025. The Subaru alternative could appear shortly afterwards. Basically, a 3-row Ascent (most likely with a different name) is believed to join the line-up shortly after.

What’s more, Subaru plans to add four more electric vehicles by the end of 2028, but this quartet of EVs would be designed in-house, rather than drawing on the expertise of its partner Toyota. But, before confirming this plan, Subaru’s CEO also indicated that Subaru would study the market and make appropriate decisions based on demands. Understandably, Subaru will adjust to the demand for EVs as the seasons go by, rather than focusing all its efforts on electric propulsion.

This explains why Subaru plans to market the next generation of its hybrid system in the Crosstrek and Forester crossovers, two models that have been very successful in North America. Subaru will begin production of hybrid vehicles at its Indiana plant in 2026.