Originally, we didn't expect much information to be gained at Toyota's meeting to reveal its future battery strategy. However, when Toyota's big boss, Akio Toyoda, appeared in front of us together with 16 pure electric vehicles, we knew how wrong this idea was. In addition to a compact SUVbZ series (BeyondZero) bZ4x before Toyota, the 16 cars include a future product line from the Toyota brand to the Lexus brand, from SUVs to sedans to sports cars.
See the second car in the first row in the top left corner of the picture, that blue SUV? It looks like it will be a pure electric alternative to the Toyota FJ Cruiser.
Akio Toyoda first talked about the compact SUV of the bZ series, and then the pure electric compact crossover next to it.
The coupe style, roof line and two-tone appearance of this bZ series compact SUV may be preserved after mass production, which Akio Toyoda describes as a "beautiful silhouette", a smooth line that will make you want to drive it out for a ride, and it looks a bit like the future electrified Toyota C-HR.
The small crossover model with red on the side is an urban crossover, and according to the introduction, its interior is "designed with Europe and Japan as the design concept" (I don't know if it will be complained about by the Chinese). With the exception of the bZ4X, though, all the concept cars that came on stage, the windshield and side glass, were completely black, suggesting that Toyota wasn't ready to show off their interior design.
On the side of the red Crossover, the same is true of the mid-size all-electric sedan with the "bZ SDN" nameplate, which Akio Toyoda claims "will be ideal for the first car" (that is, this is the electric Corolla of the future)." ）
Also unveiled were the bZ series of large SUVs, large enough to arrange 3 rows of seats. It will be positioned above the bZ4x, becoming the fifth model of the Toyota bZ series. (From left, the bZ4x, bZ series coupe SUV, bz series small crossover, bZ series sedan, and bZ series large SUV)
From the pictures on the spot, Toyota will have at least two pure electric sports cars, but it is unclear whether they are hung with the Toyota brand or the Lexus brand.
Of course, before, there have been Road Test Spy Photos of Lexus RZ Pure Electric Vehicles exposed, and it seems that Thunder Car is not far from new pure electric products.
The terrible thing about Toyotas is that once they have set a goal, even if they are slow, they will firmly carry it out. I don't know which level of pure electric vehicles are most expected of these 16 pure electric vehicles in the future of Toyota and Lexus?
Edit = Luo Zuxing