The first pure electric vehicle created in cooperation with BYD has been exposed, what are the characteristics of Toyota's technology?

Recently, Toyota Motor is planning to cooperate with BYD to launch a small electric sedan for the Chinese market only at the end of 2022.

At the Toyota Electric Vehicle Strategy Conference held yesterday, Toyota released 15 new electric vehicles at one time, of which as many as 11 are electric vehicles belonging to the Toyota brand, and Lexus has 4 new models, covering various market segments such as SUVs, cars, sports cars, and pickup trucks. It is worth mentioning that the new cars released this time are concept cars based on the premise of listing, and it is expected that they will meet with consumers one after another.

According to media reports, the bZ SDN concept car will be the first pure electric vehicle built by Toyota and BYD, and its mass production version is expected to be launched at the Beijing Auto Show, which opens in April next year, and will be released by the end of 2022.

Smart Bud experts said that as of the latest, Toyota and its affiliates have 441246 patent applications in 126 countries. From the perspective of patent trends, the company's above-mentioned patent applications show an "arch bridge shape", from the initial gradual increase, to the middle of the flat, and then to the number of patents in recent years slightly declined, at the same time, the company's patent licensing ratio is also the trend. Wisdom bud experts say that the number of invention patents and the number of authorized patents in a company often reflect a company's level of innovation.