Toyota C+pod
Toyota C+pod was built from 2021 to 2024, as a 3-door hatchback. Electric motor: 9.2 kW 1RM permanent magnet synchronous. Battery: 9.06 kWh, 177.6 V lithium-ion. Layout: Rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive. Size: 2,490 x 1,290 x 1,550 mm (L x W x H). Weight: 670 – 690 kg.
Composed from the specifications below, so it states nothing the specs do not. The picture illustrates the body shape, not this car; a photograph is added when a licence-safe one exists.
Overview
The Toyota C+pod (stylised as C+pod) is a two-seat battery electric kei car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota. Its design was previewed by the Ultra-Compact BEV concept car from October 2019, and its production form was revealed on 25 December 2020. The first batch was sold limited to corporate users, local governments and other organisations in Japan. It is later sold to individual customers starting in December 2021. Due to its dimensions, it qualifies under the kei car dimension category in Japan. It is the latest vehicle not to use up the maximum dimensions allowed for by the kei car regulations after the Subaru R1. 2 seats, top speed limited to 60 km/h.
Source: the English Wikipedia article on this model, CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be shortened; read the full article for the complete text.
Not yet sourced for this model. Used prices swing with year, mileage, grade and country, so we publish a market range only when it comes with a named source and a date, and never an estimate. For a live figure, use the landed-cost tool with the price on the auction sheet.
Against the other hatchback models in this database (76 with this body type). Computed from the dimensions in the specifications, so it changes as the database grows.
- 905 mm below the median of 3,395 mm, and shorter than 100% of the 70 other hatchback models in this database.
- 185 mm below the median of 1,475 mm, and narrower than 100% of the 70 other hatchback models in this database.
- about the same as the median of 1,530 mm, and taller than 55% of the 44 other hatchback models in this database.
- 610 mm below the median of 2,390 mm, and shorter than 100% of the 66 other hatchback models in this database.
Who it suits
- City and mixed driving: hatchbacks are compact outside and flexible inside.
- Drivers with home or workplace charging and mostly predictable daily distances.
Check before you buy
- Ask for a battery state-of-health report: the traction battery is the main value driver in a used hybrid or electric car. Battery SOH tool
- Confirm the charging inlet and the speeds your market supports; plug types differ between regions.
- Read the auction sheet grade and notes, and verify the odometer against service and inspection records. How to read an auction sheet
- Run a history check (accidents, flood, mileage) before you bid. History check guide
- Import age rules: this generation already qualifies in Kenya. Confirm the rule for your exact vehicle with customs before buying. Landed-cost calculator
General guidance for this type of vehicle, worked out from its body, powertrain and age. It is not a finding about this particular model; use an inspection and the auction sheet for the car you are actually buying.
Worked out from this generation's production years and each country's age rule. Rules also depend on vehicle type and the month of manufacture, so confirm with customs before you buy.
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Can I import a Toyota C+pod from Japan?
By production year alone, Toyota C+pod is inside the age window for Kenya. The earliest examples become eligible later in: United States (2046); Canada (2036); United Kingdom (2031); Australia (2046). Rules depend on vehicle type and the month of manufacture, so confirm with customs before you buy.
What powers the Toyota C+pod?
Per its encyclopedia infobox, electric motor: 9.2 kW 1RM permanent magnet synchronous; battery: 9.06 kWh, 177.6 V lithium-ion.
How big is the Toyota C+pod?
2,490 mm long and 1,290 mm wide and 1,550 mm tall, on a 1,780 mm wheelbase (3-door hatchback). For container loading, use the container packer.
Answered from this page's own data, not from outside claims. See the sources below.
- en.wikipedia.org (retrieved 2026-10-19)
Confidence: single-source (Wikipedia infobox). Specifications differ by market, trim and model year; the auction sheet or the vehicle's registration document is the final word on a particular car.
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