Toyota Hyryder Hybrid Battery Change: What Owners Are Reporting

Owners of the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder Strong Hybrid have been discussing a specification change on automotive forum Team-BHP. The question: has the hybrid battery capacity been reduced from 0.76 kWh to 0.60 kWh in vehicles produced from around April 2025?

What Owners Are Saying

One owner of a Toyota Hyryder Strong Hybrid 'S' shared his experience after the car's first service in June 2026:

“I picked a Hyryder Strong Hybrid 'S' this June. I completed the first 1000 km a couple of days back & today was its first service. I knew the Hyryder strong hybrid came with a 0.76 kWh battery, but the sticker on my car's battery says it's 0.60 kWh. I did some further research on it and came to know that Toyota have silently changed the strong hybrid battery capacity from 0.76 kWh to 0.60 kWh during the last update in April 2025!”

Similar observations have been shared by other owners on forums like Team-BHP.

Some owners have taken a more balanced view. One Hyryder Strong Hybrid owner who completed the car's first 1,000 km wrote:

“In the real-world scenario, this should not make much of a difference. The 'only EV' drive mode might see a slight drop in range, which earlier was anyway a meagre 2 km. So it might drop by a few hundred meters. Where the EV mode used to provide a speed of up to 40 or 60 km/h, depending on the acceleration, that might be reduced slightly. The ICE engine may kick in a tad faster. The good thing is that the ARAI rating has remained the same after this change. A smaller battery should take less time to get charged, so that might be an advantage too. Overall, my gut feeling is that Toyota must have done something internally not to hamper this car's USP, which is km/L!”

Key Details of the Change

• Previous battery capacity: 0.76 kWh
• New battery capacity: 0.60 kWh (22% reduction)
• Supplier: Mentioned in various discussions as Toshiba, not officially confirmed

This running change is now active on the production line, and dealerships are delivering 2025-built vehicles with the smaller battery. Toyota Kirloskar Motor has not made any official statement on the matter.

The Supplier Question

Some discussions have mentioned a supplier change from Primearth EV Energy to Toshiba. Here is what is known on that front.

Primearth EV Energy, Toyota's hybrid battery joint venture, originally established with Panasonic in 1996, was fully acquired by Toyota Motor Corporation and officially renamed Toyota Battery Co., Ltd. on 1 October 2024, as confirmed by Toyota's global newsroom. It is now a wholly-owned Toyota subsidiary.

Whether the new 0.60 kWh battery is manufactured by Toyota Battery Co., Toshiba, or another supplier has not been officially confirmed or independently documented. No supply chain information has emerged to verify the Toshiba claim so far.

Long-Term Ownership Data

For broader context, owners of earlier Hyryder Strong Hybrid vehicles have reported consistent performance over time. An owner who drove his car to 90,000 km over three years, across city, highway, and hill terrain reported zero unscheduled service visits, with the hybrid system and e-CVT functioning without issue throughout. Another owner driving in Mumbai city traffic for about a year has reported 22-24 km/l on the trip meter.

On post-April 2025 vehicles specifically, no owner has so far reported a noticeable drop in fuel efficiency. Discussions on the topic are continuing on as more owners share their experiences.

Why This Matters

In strong hybrid systems, the small lithium-ion battery assists the petrol engine during acceleration, supports regenerative braking, and enables limited electric-only driving at low speeds. A smaller battery means slightly less electric assistance, which can lead to reduced real-world fuel efficiency, particularly in city driving and during hot summer months.

Current Status (as of June 2026)

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has not made any official statement on the matter and is yet to comment. A change to a listed specification, even a minor one, should be communicated to buyers. People paying a premium for the strong hybrid variant deserve to know what they are receiving, and why the figure on their battery sticker differs from the one in the brochure. 

Sources - Specifications sourced from Toyota's official brochures and Autocar Professional's 2022 Hyryder launch coverage. The Primearth EV Energy rename is confirmed by Toyota Motor Corporation's global newsroom (March 2024). Owner mileage data sourced from Team-BHP ownership threads, April 2025–June 2026.