Toyota china electric cars. The battery powered duo are based on the toyota c hr and will be the first electric vehicles to launch in china under the. At the same time as toyota debuts its electric lexus in china byd and toyota signed an agreement to establish a joint company to research and development for battery electric vehicles bevs. Agreed to jointly develop electric vehicles in china the latest in a series of deals between a major global automaker and chinese manufacturer. Toyota motor corporation toyota announced today that it plans to introduce to the chinese market plug in hybrid electric vehicle phev versions of its corolla and levin passenger cars in 2019 and a battery electric vehicle bev model based on its c hr izoa compact suv in 2020.