The All-Electric bZ4X Is An EV Done The Toyota Way

[@Ninety9924]

The comment at the end regarding how EV fits in the effort to "save the planet" is well-done.

[@marcbungener1877]

I like it when reviewers make their own measurements, like you did both on the charging and boot space as too many reviewers just repeat manufacturers often very optimistic claims (sometimes outright lies)

[@jeffer1101]

The issue is there is no industry standard on how to measure. Some manufacturers will measure the entire volume available behind a seat, others may only go up to the top of the back of the seat (as piling things above the top of the back seat means they'll come flying forward the minute you apply a brake.

[@marcbungener1877]

@@jeffer1101 that’s true indeed, and in Europe « generally » one is supposed to mesure up to the cover, which lead to ridiculous comparaison between the Skodaq Enyaq and the Model Y, when one is mesured up to cover while the Tesla is up to the roof. KZbinr Bjorn Nyland has his banana box test which help put things in perspective (just one more banana box in the Model Y and not quasi double the size as some would have you believe…

[@tommihelich2613]

So I saw one of these in Limited AWD trim with all the options at my local dealer today. I sat in it and turned it on. The driver’s seat heater and steering wheel heater are slightly better than my loaded 2021 RAV4 Prime XSE. I had to lower the steering wheel a little to comfortably look at the gauges.(I’m six foot tall). There’s no power adjustments for the passenger seat and no camera for the rear view mirror. No glove compartment in front of passenger. Pleasant enough interior to sit in. 222 miles per tank is pretty disappointing.

[@IAutoEnthusiast]

Thanks Martin, we couldn't view these videos without you.

[@daves1646]

Hi Tom, Thank you for the full tour of the BZ4X!! At the start you said Toyota said the battery resource ratio was 900,000 Prii : 600,000 RAV Primes : 10,000 BZ4X’s. Seems off. Simplified ratio would be: 90 Prii : 60 RAV4 Primes : 1 BZ4X. Prius battery is >= 1kWh, RAV4 Prime = 18.1 kWh, BZ4X (FWD) = 71.4 kWh Toyota’s #’s are approximate or worse, esp for the RAV4 Prime vs BZ4X. Only 3.9X battery in BZ4X, not. 60X more. Maybe they meant RAV4 hybrid?? Otherwise, it’s ‘Koolaid’ #’s they’re handing out….

[@eloneatmyshorts]

What a ponderous first effort from Toyota. The definition of “meh” in a car. Ona separate note, good commentary from Tom regarding realistic carbon footprint of EVs.

[@toyotaprius79]

Even their compliance RAV4 EVs from both 2000 and 2012 were a better attempt than this...

[@nothere572]

Really love the end comments! Not a single lie told!

[@calrobinson7981]

Great comments about saving the environment and ourselves. You hit the nail on the head. Nice review too

[@Boburto]

George Carlin quote!

[@johnarthur5238]

On the Toyota back-up beep, which is profoundly annoying and distracting. Had a 2005 Prius with the same "feature". Fortunately, there was a hack to stop it, and I suspect there's one for the bZ4x as well. Great review, as usual, Tom.

[@COSolar6419]

I was surprised to see a BZ4X on our local Toyota dealer’s lot the other day. This is rural western Colorado and I figured it would be years before they stocked one. I’ve yet to see an EV at the local Ford, Chevy, or Nissan dealers.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Probably because those all vaporize off the lot. The waiting list for a Bolt is over 6 months in my neck of the woods.

[@RevLexus]

that is cool!

[@srobeck77]

youll probably see lots of them around with a price tag of $43-49k. stupidness....

[@christopherprose3881]

I think some people might by the Solterra version simply because they can pronounce it. Anyway, Toyota doesn't do anything until they are sure it will be profitable. This should sell well enough to justify further investments in future EVs for the brand. How this company can be accused of not caring about the environment while producing the most hybrids on the planet makes no sense. I'll bet all those models have save billions and billions of gallons of gas not to mention tons upon tons of emissions, but whatever. This is a nice effort but it does little to excite. The RAV4 Prime will probably continue to outsell it. The new Prius actually looks more attractive and appealing, the Yaris GR even more. EV or not, I wish they would sell that one here! Still love your 'Red Light/Green' summary. So perfect.

[@jean-louislonne7033]

Hello Tom, the noise in reverse is annoying as you say, but as a long time Prius owner and very recent BMW I3 owner, I'm glad its there, car is so quiet, its easy to be confused, well at least for some of us.

[@GHinWI]

The Kirkland 30 roll pack (KTRP) is the new SI unit of volume replacing the liter!!! We have milliKTRP, microKTRP, kiloKTRP, etc. Scientists worldwide are re-calibrating instruments to this new standard. Honestly though, I’d love to know how that works…does he buy those packs and return them for every review? Does he have an agreement with Costco and this is some kind of promotion for them? Does the person at the register think he’s nuts checking out with 360 rolls of TP?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Finally, someone understands my genius.

[@JDelta87]

Thanks Mr. Campbell for your help with making this great content happen! Very nice work as always, Tom!

[@madlucio70]

It is so cool these days in Montreal. I have now seen several nice BZ4X and Solterra BEVs in and around the local electron munching grounds. It is great to see them becoming more and more common on our roads!

[@ivyladivi3007]

Ayo you have the best reviews I’ve ever seen/heard. My favorite and something I always look for but never got: the road noise differences, Seattle weather comparison, how the wheel feels driving, and my favorite yet, a Costco haul comparison for the trunk size visual. F A V O R I T E. You’re awesome and now I’m only watching your review vids

[@barryw9473]

Carbon footprint of EVs beats ICE in about 1.5 years based on US average electricity mix. In states with a lot of wind and solar, like CA and Texas, it is even faster.

[@madlucio70]

Yeah... I agree with your concerns about lack of a rear wiper. That angle may allow rain in warm climates to flow off the back window, but up here in Québec we have ice and snow that will certainly stick and be a pain on long drives.

[@beringei1013]

give this guy an oscar for the split screen scene talking to himself!🙂

[@ophthodawg]

thanks for the review, excellent format per usual Tom ! Toyota’s spin on promoting hybrids is absurd. They have been caught with their pants down on EV development. Styling is subjective however that car is ugly both inside and out in my opinion. The uber plastic and monochrome interior looks cheap. 4400 lbs ! charge speed is an embarrassment, No one-pedal driving option, substandard range … why would anyone purchase this vehicle over the competition? I think the Bz4X is Toyota’s compliance EV with a ridiculous name …

[@barryw9473]

100 kW max DCFC in 2023 is a sign Toyota put “C” team on this thing.

[@woodrows]

This is the by far the most intelligent review channel on cars. There! I said it.

[@TheEquationSlayer]

Range and charging speed are a little lower than competitors, but that can be explained by the extra ground clearance and Toyota’s reliability standards. Seems like the rest of the car is great; comfortable and enjoyable to drive.

[@nothere572]

No, they’re significantly worse. Range is ok compared to competitors but still about the lowest in the class. Charge speeds are straight up garbage, 100kWh on a $50k EV is laughable, not to mention the charging curve sucks, 0-80% taking an hour and charging speeds past 80% are bordering unusable. All of its competitors are also comfortable and enjoyable to drive, and aren’t trash at being an EV. Also, I wouldn’t bet on Toyotas reliability when this car came out of the gate with its wheels falling off.

[@chm2]

The model name reminds me of the random Amazon Chinese import products. Like when my cat walks all over my keyboard.

[@brianalleyne8978]

I saw a video (can't remember from which KZbinr) where someone didn't realize he was in reverse and backed up into some water with an EV. Can't remember what water it was. Japanese manufacturers have been using this beep for decades. Don't know if not in the USA but surely it's used in other parts of the world. Like it or not it is a safety feature.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

My brain instantly detects when I'm going backwards, I hardly think I'm unique. If they drove any distance into water, that's totally on him.

[@Mojo522]

Martin! Thank you, brother. I hope you and you're loved ones are all doing well.

[@TJDST4]

I still don't know why Toyota would name anything "busy forks"...

[@ram-ck7ti]

It is almost like Toyota is trying to discourage people from buying an EV. Their public statements seem to confirm that. But the low range, slow charging, slow 0-60 speeds, and only 10k a year in selected states, just to name a few, make it a last choice when shopping an EV. I recently traded my aging Tesla in for a KIA EV6. Talk about giant steps forward in the EV market.

[@peterfessier9780]

I agree 100%.

[@Marco-ce8kr]

Don't know if you use the same neighborhood to film the videos but is/are very cool

[@farcinue]

I want an ev CH-R. I live in LA and having a small, but practical, ev would be ideal. It seems like the manufacturers are prioritizing larger and more expensive EV’s.

[@farcinue]

This and the subaru look great from behind. I’ve been slowly seeing some on the road.

[@the_jarmel]

👏👏GOOD JOB TOM AND MARTIN 👏👏....HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY EVERYONE ✌️

[@thomastalks3841]

Great video Tom!

[@ronkemperful]

I agree with you concerning the "Large carbon imprint" of EVs. We live in a disposable culture nowadays with people wanting the newest and shiniest thing whether it be a new computer, a car, or a state-of-an-art house. We forget that every time that we buy something new, we consume resources... and that includes EVs or ICE automobiles. There is one correction to be made, however. An EV can be gentler on the environment, even if a dirty coal or oil powered plant is providing the power, for millions of dinosaur-juiced vehicles pollute every time they are refueled, with oil and lubrication changes, and with CO2 and nitrogen oxide emissions. It is also much more efficient for a large power plant to make power than millions of petrol powered engines. But any new auto pollutes, maybe EVs slightly more with battery manufacture, just from the metallurgy and chemicals involved, and with the transport from faraway places. And what happens to the less-than-shiny car that is replaced?

[@tonyw2167]

Great review as always, Tom!!!!

[@ltkwok]

Toyota needs to get to Hyndaí´s efficiency 4+ miles per kWh.

[@petergazarek9466]

PERFECT SUV ❤👍🏻

[@clubracer6]

Perhaps budget cuts in marketing is the reason for the name. Yikes. How much time does having Evil Twin involved add to the production time? Assume feeding costs could be effected as well. Thanks to all 3 of you on another fine job!

[@beringei1013]

can u not go into system settings and put off the sound it makes wile reversing?

[@Wells306]

Hoping graphene makes strides in the industry.

[@Chitown388]

DoA! EV needs at least a 300-mile range to effectively compete. The 250-mile range was OK 10yrs ago, but not today!

[@GregAase]

Your Minnesota past showed up in this review - you used "different" (which can mean anything from "different" to "this sucks") as a true Minnesotan would. It's very evident that Toyota is being dragged kicking and screaming into the EV market. This bZ4X is such a half-hearted effort for a company that has the resources and the engineering to eventually dominate the market if it wanted to. It's pretty clear that Toyota doesn't think EV's are the future yet. Really enjoy your reviews.

[@costarrricense]

Do you consider the Corolla a hearted effort car? I look the bz4x and what I see is more than usual toyota stuff

[@GregAase]

@@costarrricense Yeah, a Corolla is a "hearted" car, but they have refined the Corolla for..what...30 years? I agree...it's looks like a Toyota. My point is....they have the resources and the technical knowledge to put out an EV that could complete with ...whoever (Tesla, Ford, Volvo/Polestar, Hyundai)...but they chose to put out something with limited range and a battery that's already outdated. Toyota is renowned for being incremental in improvements in order to ensure reliability, but this vehicle isn't even competitive.

[@peterfessier9780]

The Ioniq 5 has more range and a lot more horsepower. It also charges faster and looks fantastic inside and out. The Bz4x looks like a Rav4 that got into an accident and the auto shop didn’t have the right parts to put it back together. Reviewers seem to like it okay, but the main reason to buy it would be if you couldn’t get something else. It rides a bit higher than most of the competition, but I don’t think that’s too compelling. The Bz4x tells me that Toyota still doesn’t believe in Electric cars.

[@jimclay1969]

you tube must be having an issue, picture quality looks like 1999 pixels, and that is not normal for one of Tom's videos

[@-Derp-]

Great review Tom, thank you for this look at the BZ4X. I have to say that Toyota have a half baked offering here. Less space than a Rav 4, weird instrument cluster, cheaped out rear passenger space, no lever to fold down rear seats from the trunk, not to mention the ordinary range and $42k USD price tag, its complete weak sauce. This is highlighted with neon lights and underlined when compared with a great EV option that is Hyundai's Ioniq. To your hydrogen point, and Toyota previously betting on that technology, I saw recently that the Toyota boss, Akio Toyoda, stood down. Perhaps Toyota will now embrace EV's, as opposed to shunning them.

[@mohanrt9592]

I got one ,the red color 3 weeks ago

[@misaelramos83]

0:45 um no. I did the math and they can build 40,000 Primes @18kwh or 700,000k Prius@≈1.1kwh with 10k bZ materials.

[@jazzjokesjalopies]

Modern vehicles from Japan look as though designers threw a bunch of triangles into a box and shook it. Random Ugly. (Hey, good movie name!) Delegating the design to an Italian studio would be an interesting strategy. Super review. 😊

[@CaptDnaDonut]

Thank you Martin 😊

[@steveboyd3455]

The Pontiac Aztek lives again!

[@jeffer1101]

Toyota really does have the right idea regarding mass production of hybrids and dipping its toes in EVs. The battery resources needed to make 1 EV can instead be used to make about 65 Hybrid vehicles. In terms of improving CAFE numbers and reducing emissions, 1 EV reduces the impact of one 1 gas vehicle by 100%, whereas the same resources can be used in 65 Hybrids to cut 65 gas vehicles fuel/emissions in half. In terms of "helping the environment", that is significantly better than 1 EV.

[@leos7471]

In theory this is correct, and if Toyota was selling millions of plug in hybrids they would have a point. But in reality most of their plug in hybrids are way backordered, which shows that whole explanation is just an excuse for their inability to secure enough batteries.

[@jeffer1101]

@@leos7471 It doesn't have to be a plug in hybrid. Their regular hybrids are mass market and have been for over 2 decades. Yes, current supply is restricted, but everything is now and likely will be for another year or two anyway.

[@doncooper2344]

Seems like a bizarre argument. Yes you use less batteries in hybrid than a BEV, but it's also true that you use far less batteries in a pure ICE than a hybrid. If the goal is to reduce battery usage then the best choice is a pure ICE. However, if the goal is to reduce pollution and emissions then a BEV beats a hybrid hands down. Ditto for basing your argument about CAFE numbers on battery usage. Just to change this around, a BEV doesn't have an engine, so 1 BEVs will eliminate infinitely more polluting engines than a million hybrids. These are just arguments Toyota uses to justify doing what they are good at, namely, hybrids. All the environmental arguments are just excuses. FYI a hybrid is not going to eliminate 50% of gas usage and batteries use less objectionable material all the time, and they are almost all recyclable.

[@mart0225]

@@doncooper2344 That’s not the argument. Toyota says it can reduce gasoline use more by spreading battery resources across a vast number of hybrids compared to a small number of EVs. Most battery capacity is unused in EVs. No one drives 200 miles a day. So those materials are going to waste. Put them on a hybrid with a smaller battery and they are used on every drive, no matter how short.

[@doncooper2344]

@@mart0225 You've concisely made Toyota's argument but that doesn't make it any less stupid. The only way to make it less than stupid would be to have a justification for "spreading battery resources across" more vehicles. AFAIK there is no justification for this. Batteries are not a precious commodity. Tesla certainly doesn't think so as it ramps up production. GM doesn't think so as it unleashes a host of new EVs. And Ford doesn't think so, announcing large increases in production of the Mach-E and Ford Lightning. If batteries are not in short supply, then there is no advantage in "spreading battery resources". Moreover, and this is rather technical, the only hybrid that uses significantly less gas than an ICE is a serial hybrid, and Toyota has opposed those for years (though it has now grudgingly come on board). Serial hybrids are a fine idea but the reality is they are more expensive than pure EVs because they require a large battery AND two propulsion systems. This is why GM sells Bolts and not Volts.

[@InsighterofTech]

Too bad they marked up 10,000 in my area. I decided at that point to just get a model y last week for 53k plus around 5,400 dollar taxes, but I also get the ev tax credit. Model y is so much better. I was hesitant whether to get the Tesla or the bZ4x, but as soon as Tesla dropped the prices, I had my answer. If they didn’t mark up 10,000, I would have a bZ4x in my driveway today. Their range and performance is also not as good as Tesla. Especially their technology. Model y wins in every category, but when it comes to design the Toyota bZ4x wins hands down. It just looks so good especially the front and sides.

[@shanelen]

is thing finally available, been seeing it online for 2 years now....the blacked out fenders is weird

[@daves1646]

Hope ‘the Toyota way’ changes to a dedicated EV design. e-TNGA is clearly a port of TNGA -the pack is slung under the structural frame instead of being integral to / inside the frame structure; no front trunk is just packaging ‘stuff’ the same way as in an IC setup. A dedicated EV platform CAN make storage & weight savings available, Unconstrained by IC base structure. For the maker of the most efficient cars and SUVs, the BZ4X fails the company Credo to efficiency too. Range is short for >70kWh available. Hope next GEN Toyota EVs are more purpose built/focussed so they can BE more Toyota.

[@nigelweir3852]

Best three wheel Japanese badged made in China ev

[@mcximus]

It's look nice. I love to own one some days.

[@nothere572]

I don’t know why you’d buy one of these. The competition, from Ford, VW, Hyundai, Kia is all better and not much more if not at all more. 100kWh fast charging is garbage at this price point and it doesn’t help that the charge curve sucks.

[@ronniejaye1]

Omg , they don't even change the voice on the Google assistant lol

[@johnshepherd2666]

`Like your comments....could convince me to walk past the VW dealer....(not that they have ANY EVs in OZ yet) 😅

[@seikocitizenwatches]

Bz4x is nice EV if it were priced at $40K loaded out of the door. I’d rather keep driving my 234k miles 2005 Toyota Sienna which is still running flawlessly and the Sienna offers room for 8 plus luggage and camping gears for extended long road trips into the Wilderness something that no EV can. More importantly, I don’t have to worry about car payments nor expensive registration & high premium insurance because insurance for Sienna is less than $60/m full coverage. Additionally, time is the most valuable thing to me in life and I don’t have half of an hour to waste waiting for an EV charging to 70%. I fill up from empty to full in less than 4 minutes. No to BZ4X😢

[@larryaugsburger8452]

I agree with you on price. I will never pay $50k for a vehicle that is near useless outside of a 100 mile radius. I will never pay $50K for a car, period. This needs to be under 40 for the XLE.

[@jsfbay1]

Nice review (as usual) Tom. You cracked me up when you said there was a Starbucks in your bedroom :-) 🙂I'm not so sure about this 1st effort. Too small for my taste. And what was the problem with the glove box? Did they forget? Lol... Is there a BZ6X in the wings? Or has Toyota put the brakes on any future full EVs? Finally, thanks for cleaning the exterior before shooting. Everyone else seems fine to shoot it as-is. Also, do you vacuum/clean the interior too? I guess the press fleet people don't really care about how the car presents, otherwise they might at least do a bit of interior/exterior cleaning when they deliver it :-(

[@miladmilad378]

Hello, I have tested BZ4X twice so far. Everything about the car is great. But it consumes a lot and the battery runs out very quickly. Since you have a good relationship with Toyota, I would like to ask you to forward this feedback so that the cars can be updated and the problem fixed.

[@MrBayoublue]

Could toyota be looking at buying canoo to make a jump into the market

[@OverlordActual]

Thanks Martin 😃/*

[@cchan9186]

Cargo space is so underwhelming. You’d expect more space in the trunk.

[@default7950]

And no cargo tie downs to secure whatever you are carrying (but somehow the Prius gets them). A whole bunch of the early bZ4X and Solterra reviewers had carry-on bags thrown in the back that were constantly banging into the plastic back there every time they made a turn. Most said something like, "Hold on we need to tie down our bags." Then they would cut back to the video and the bag would be in the back seat or it would just keep making noise back there and it wasn't mentioned again. So sad.

[@jean-louislonne7033]

just saw your comments about hand washing the car. If I really like my car, yes I hand wash it; the new, to me, BMW I3 will be hand washed.

[@stevencorrea8032]

You forgot the joint venture GM ev1 Toyota RAV4 Electric

[@meomy1937]

To be honest I’d expect more from Toyota. Seems high price considering Tesla price now or even a Chevrolet. Why get a car with 2 different power trains .

[@paulholterhaus7084]

I've always believed in Toyota quality........But this thing is UGLY......ugly trim....ugly complicated dash/screen/steering ETC........Also range has been reported by many to be only 180 miles............Also, for Me I want My personal SUV to stand up straight....Like a Forester or CX5........And for Me anything less than 8" of ground clearance is not really a true SUV.......MFG's Today are commonly labelling near everything as An SUV when They are NOT..........MARKETING.........The American way.........I can still buy gas and get what I want......Don't accept "MARKETING".......................Paul

[@onestepper]

Range. Range. Range.

[@BanBiofuels]

This vehicle is not going to win any beauty contests.

[@jmoranretana]

Those fenders.... just looking at them convince me not to consider it to buy it :P

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Black. Buy the black one.

[@bigprocrastinator]

Tom, nice Huaraches!

[@timw4369]

its great until the wheels fall off which they have done frequently

[@jsz2619]

Tom, watch out for the axe lady!

[@briankeane6691]

I work at a Toyota dealer in FL. Let me know if you’re interested in a blacked out BZ4X Limited

[@gene978]

You have 30’s and 40’s in the NW we’re getting Negative 45 Degrees Friday Night and Negative 10 for Saturday. What will be my range with the BZ4X? Here in the NE we have teens in the evenings and 20’s during the day in the winter as a rule.

[@williamdrijver4141]

Good to see the traditional 12V battery under the hood is clearly visible and (mechanically) accessible. Ford and Tesla please pay attention.

[@toyotaprius79]

The only thing better than that is an in cabin button to jump start the 12 volt with the high voltage pack. So far only Hyundai and GM's EV1 done this.

[@travisvanraden9444]

An EV done the Toyota way... That tells me all I need to know after spending the last two years with a non operational Toyota RAV4 EV and speaking with numerous people with the local Toyota service center and Toyota corporate only to have them refuse to work on it and berate me for being foolish enough to buy one of their electric vehicles to begin with. I do know that it has a Tesla battery and drive motor in it but at the end of the day for me as a consumer, I have a car with Toyota badging all over it that Toyota refuses to work on.

[@naveenthemachine]

I knew it was DOA when it was unveiled 😂. I’m glad I was right Other evs whip it in every way to the point where Toyota can’t catch up

[@ibrahimbashir6634]

Toyota doesn't want to make evs

[@ayavelow]

Tom, I have avoided buying Toyotas recently because of their horribly unergonomic/unadjustable/uncomfortable head rests (imo). Do you have anything to say about them? Do you have any clout to get them improved?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

The headrests don't bother me in the slightest. And no. No clout at all.

[@westhavenor9513]

Reminiscent of a less-ugly BMW i3

[@itsm3th3b33]

On the backup tone... You may know you're going backwards but senior citizens may not. You'll understand in 10 years.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

On the inside of the car? Yes, there's a tone outside but it doesn't beep, which would be a lot easier to hear than the drone.

[@axion8788]

Your presentation is, as always. You did a very good job of framing the endless list of shortcomings as simply being design choices. This car is a 100% fail when you compare its features, cost and design to anything else in the same price range. Poor Toyota better figure out a workable EV strategy very soon or they will not survive.

[@terryhumphries1]

What a shame their 1st full EV that took so long to bring to market is such a poor effort, its awkward looking, overweight, one of the lowest travel distances, minimal dynamic braking, poor performance, slow charging, compromised back seating area and rear storage area and so it goes on when compared with the opposition, why bother investing in one.

[@agustinurbano]

I wolda simply naned it the rav4 e

[@mike168168]

I just can’t get over those big black trim pieces, so ugly. It’s like Toyota intentionally made a mediocre vehicle to prove that EVs are not viable.

[@toyotaprius79]

It's a highly flawed and underdeveloped EV that Toyota's executives didn't want to build. And it's still an overly expensive, profit gouging Crossover that still pales to the rest. The quiet resignation of Toyoda recently only speaks volumes.

[@barryw9473]

Glad to see wheels didn’t fall off (yet) for your driving. Toyota is a disgrace when it comes to EV design and engineering.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

They don't fall off and never did.

[@toyotaprius79]

@@benjaminsmith2287 ... You remember the recall they did recently?

[@barryw9473]

@@benjaminsmith2287 such a sensitive guy.

[@tom_hoots]

I'm routinely astonished at how some folks insist that millions of people who live in multi-family housing will somehow manage to live with battery electric vehicles, with absolutely no ability to charge them "at home while they sleep." Will it take "billions of dollars" or just "hundreds of millions of dollars" to pave over our communities, and install thousands of chargers for these people who will have no other alternative? And just who is going to pay for all of this, given that governments are planning on banning the sales of new combustion vehicles? Or will nobody step up and build enough infrastructure, and people will just have to wait in line for several hours every time they need to charge their battery electric vehicles? And globally, will billions of people wind up wasting quintillions of hours, waiting in line to charge their battery electric vehicles, and then finally charging them? That's not the picture today, but if we have already bet our vehicular future on battery electric vehicles, how can we avoid a future exactly like that? Meanwhile, Toyota continues to build hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles -- and the latter vehicles actually ARE allowed in the "Advanced Clean Cars II" rules that states are now starting to adopt. I rather expect that Toyota knows plenty about minor little issues like this -- and the EV evangelists can just continue to whine about how Toyota won't toss the combustion engine out with the bathwater, like other manufacturers are apparently willing to say they will do. Finally, as for "saving the planet," the Earth has been here for 4,600 million years -- otherwise known as 4.6 billion years. Our species -- Homo Sapiens -- has been around for roughly 200,000 years. Those dinosaurs that once ruled the planet, instead of us? They lived around 245 and 66 million years ago. It's really quite likely that we will eventually go extinct -- and this planet will go on for quite a few more billion years, afterwards. Don't worry about the planet, it'll do just fine.

[@LongIslandMopars]

That AI voice in the Toyota sounds annoyed every time it's asked to do something. Now imagine paying to hear it with a subscription. Sheesh.

[@drgwnut]

Hmmmm...back to a dorky styling EV. Seems a bit expensive for what you get with this one.

[@guydiehl7015]

Nice try Toyota, but it ain't gonna sell.

[@dogefromthefuture]

"Pure Toyota ev"... with an electric motor "under the hood", that happens to look exactly like a Hyundai Kona's that's 4 years old on an ICE conversion... lol dude, it's like 10 year old electric tech wrapped in a fancy new looking wrapper. The people that buy these instead of a Tesla are clueless. Even just 10 minutes of research on your car purchase should of made it obvious.

[@rozonoemi9374]

It's not a real Toyota. I't made by Chinese EV auto builder & is very innefficient, however nice try. Just wish Toyota was more serious about building EV. They talk a lot, but don't walk the walk!

[@default7950]

You may be thinking of the bZ3X, which is made by BYD for the Chinese market. They may also make some bZ4X's there for that market and/or Europe, but the bZ4X is primarily produced in Japan at the Motomachi plant alongside a number of other vehicles.

[@foam27]

I heard this car was a disaster.

[@fist003]

it's a busy busy busy busy car

[@teddysdadcory]

It’s a good solid vehicle, but why did Toyota have to make it so…plastic? Ugly on the outside (subjective, I know), and a sea of plastic inside. Not a stitch of luxury when you’re paying luxury prices. It’s almost like they don’t want to sell cars….

[@sloanNYC]

Another great review! What a bizarre name for an ugly design (random black patches???). LOL. All of their fights against EVs, including lobbying, and unwillingness to build their own has been odd to downright evil. I don't get it.

[@keithjackson4985]

Nicely done. This vehicle, is ugly! I know it will work just fine. I'm just not a big fan of looking at it.