With 10.8 million vehicles sold in 2024, the world’s leading automotive group, Toyota, sold 140,000 100 % electric model in 2024, or only 1.4 % of its global sales. As compared, Tesla provided about 1.8 million electric cars for the US manufacturer despite a difficult year. This situation is due to Toyota’s instability for the electric car, which implementing constant lobbying.
The Japanese manufacturer has long preferred to bet on its hybrid models, of course Very has been very successful, while also invested in hydrogen. Despite its destructive sales of its fuel cell cars, the group believes in the future of private hydrogen car, and even reveals the third generation of its FC system technology on February 14, 2025.
However, in China or Europe, the public’s desire to green the fleet caught Toyota, who had no choice but to produce 100 % electric cars. The first model that the Japanese sold on the old continent, Lexus UX 300e, all one in 2020 Complying carThese cars were manufactured to meet environmental standards, but whose industrialists do not intend to offer them a serious trade career. Thus Electric SUV is equipped with a Chamdo socket, it is a standard that was not imposed in Europe, in addition to other ridiculous, which sold it in France in 2024 … four units.
Since 2022, Toyota has offered more serious Electric SUV, BZ4X. When it was launched, its unexpected names and prices, from 46,900, we did not even imagine the first class career. Toyota, however, is thinking of presenting the seller’s more name (Source: Hecter), And especially in 2024 revised its price positioning.
Thus, BZ4X is now sold at a stored rate of 34,900, in the net business of the entry level, which is not specific to professionals, contrary to its name. The Bz4x Origin model, at the only second level to end in catalog, is a bill of 000 4,000. These prices are from the 204 HP traction model, while the 218 HP Four Wheel Drive version is also offered, but after imposing advanced origin, it is from 41,900.
Because of this, our 2WD test model has been given a Bill of RitGn 38,900 and is not entitled to the environmental bonus, as it is developed in Japan. This is one of the most accessible models in its category and only some Chinese manufacturers manage to show such low prices.
Note that the BZ4X is also in the Subaru range, without any difference, except that it takes the name of the Solatra and enforces the 4×4 version (it is accidentally more expensive). In fact, the Bz4x E-TNGA platform (e-Samaro Global Platform in Subaro), which is dedicated to electric, was jointly developed by Toyota and Sabaro. Finally, Lexus also offers a model on the same technical platform, SUVRZ, but this time to separate it from its cousins with real work.
Toyota BZ4X guarantee is guaranteed three years or 100,000 km, or even five years or its Krishna for 100,000 km for key elements of China. Its battery covers up to eight years or 160,000 km, if its health condition (SOH) has been reduced to 70 % of the initial capacity.
