2In 019 there was another Tokyo Motor Show. And from Toyota’s hybrid-oriented group management, an attitude towards electric cars that is in some contrast to Volkswagen. China decided politically in favor of this drive, although the electricity comes from lignite. Norway has water for production. Apparently Germany wanted a few too. But technically and economically, the battery-electric car is nonsensical, the Japanese let it be known.
The only conceivable application is the city. Driving around with a 500 kilogram battery, which doubles the price of the car, cannot be a solution. It’s now 2022 and Toyota is launching its first electric car. One of massive format. Anyone who thinks of a swing in conviction is wrong. Reality strikes.
The bZ4X is made for Norway, the Netherlands and Germany, because, as the managers freely admit, anyone who doesn’t offer an electric car there generally flies off the shopping list. The big car is not a small one because there are no charging facilities in the city and the people there are looking for an affordable car. Electromobility does not (yet) offer either. So there is a competitor to Škoda Enyaq, VW ID 4 or Mustang Mach E, 4.69 meters long, with a massive center console, nice space especially at the back, 71 kWh battery and two tons of weight. The front or all wheels are driven, 204 or 218 hp are available. It is charged with up to 150 kW.
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Toyota bZ4X
The bZ4X drives unspectacularly like many other Toyotas, which doesn’t seem to hurt the manufacturer, it’s the biggest. Incidentally, bZ is an electric sub-brand like EQ from Mercedes or ID from Volkswagen and stands for beyond Zero, because we want to keep an eye on healthy Mother Earth beyond the actual car. It will be available from June and from 48,000 euros. Toyota plans in Europe with 35,000 pieces in the next full year. Overall, the Japanese sell around one million cars in Europe every year. No more questions, Your Honor.