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Speaking of electric vehicles, it's hard to see Toyota's love for electric vehicles in its models and in its future plans. In the current era of electric vehicle popularity, you can even hear their employees complaining about Toyota's hybrid models of the last century and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles a decade ago.
However, at the Shanghai Auto Show earlier this year, Toyota unveiled a new electric SUV model, the Toyota bZ4X, of which BZ stands for "Beyond Zero". The model features the Toyota e-TNGA electric vehicle platform, which is expected to have as many as 15 electric models by 2025.
The Toyota bZ4X's styling is stunning, but we know that it actually originated from the Toyota RAV4. In fact, the design style of its front face adopts a bionic design, drawing on the design inspiration of the hammerhead shark. However, the huge spindle-shaped grille popular in models such as Lexus and Toyota was not used, probably because the electric model did not require much air intake.
Recently, Toyota also announced more specific parameters for the bZ4X. It is powered by a 150 kW (201 hp) front-mounted motor with an acceleration of 8.4 s from 0 to 100 km/h. The new car has a power pack capacity of 71.4 kWh and a range of 285 miles (about 458 km), which is worth noting that this is based on the WLTP standard. It also supports a maximum charging power of 150kW and can charge to 80% in 30 minutes.
The Toyota bZ4X will be available in Japan in the middle of next year before launching the new car in the Chinese market. There is no official confirmation of the listing in the North American market at this time.
In addition, according to the news obtained by overseas media, Toyota bZ4X will also be equipped with a solar roof panel, which can charge the vehicle. According to Toyota's official information, this solar roof can bring 1800Km of cruising range to the vehicle every year, of course, it depends on the sunshine in your area, whether it is parked indoors and so on.
In addition, it will also use a yok-type steering device, with a special-shaped steering wheel, which has no steering column between the device and the wheels, just an electronic connection. In addition, due to the electronic control method, the steering time in the U-shaped bend is faster, and even only 150 ° is required to achieve complete left or right killing direction. It is understood that this technology will first be promoted to the Chinese market.
At present, the price of Toyota bZ4X has not been officially announced. But in the Japanese market, its biggest competitor will be Nissan's Aria. Under the government subsidy program, its final price could be between $45,000 and $60,000.
In fact, the United States as early as the early 90s gave birth to the electric vehicle revolution, that there will be many brands have produced electric vehicles. Toyota's first-generation RAV4 has a pure electric version with a cruising range of about 180km, and subsequent third-generation models also have a pure electric version.
Because these new energy models were boycotted by oil groups and other companies, the electric vehicle revolution in the United States came to a dismal end. Perhaps this is also why Toyota is bent on developing hybrid and even hydrogen fuel cell technology. However, in the context of global emission pressures and electrification transformation, Toyota has to follow the trend appropriately.
Editor's Note: Although Toyota has not been too cold to the Biden administration's push for the electric vehicle revolution, and has been delaying. However, the Toyota bZ4X is also a powerful attempt, and its radical styling design has also been well received.
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