Toyota "bZ" EV Thread
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なんだこの小ささ!! 全長3.7m！ トヨタから新登場[コンパクトカー]スズキとタッグで2025年登場か - 自動車情報誌「ベストカー」
2021年12月に行われた、トヨタのバッテリーEV戦略に関する説明会。その会場で豊田章男社長（当時）の真後ろに鎮座し、ひときわ目立っていたのが､bZスモールクロスオーバーだ。スズキとの共同開発で2025年冬には登場する!?
Toyota has released another new bZ model in North America. The bZ Woodland. This one flew in under the radar a bit, and at first glance, I thought it was a trim package for the bZ. Turns it out its a wagon and very different to the also newly announced bZ.
Aside from the dark cladding around the wheels, I kinda like it.
www.toyota.com
Press release: https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota...A2MjIkbzEzNSRnMSR0MTc0NzMxMTA3MCRqNTkkbDAkaDA.
- Standard All-Wheel Drive with 375 hp combined system output
- Up-to 260 miles of manufacturer-estimated all-electric driving range with DC fast-charging times around 30 minutes* (10-80% charge under ideal conditions)
- Equipped with North American Charging System (NACS) port for access to thousands of DC fast charging stations, will also have the convenience of Plug & Charge capability
- Ample utility with generous rear cargo area, 8.3-inch ground clearance, Panoramic View Monitor with Multi-Terrain Monitor, and 3,500-pound towing capacity
- Well-equipped interior with standard SofTex-trimmed seating, 14-inch Toyota Audio Multimedia touchscreen, dual wireless Qi charging, ambient lighting and more
- Premium Package adds JBL Premium Audio, ventilated front seats with memory driver’s seat, panoramic moonroof, front radiant heaters, and more
Aside from the dark cladding around the wheels, I kinda like it.
2026 bZ Woodland | Toyota.com
Charge up and chase what’s next in the all-new bZ Woodland. The bZ Woodland combines electric power with uncompromising comfort and class.
Press release: https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota...A2MjIkbzEzNSRnMSR0MTc0NzMxMTA3MCRqNTkkbDAkaDA.
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Premiere of New bZ Woodland BEV Focused on Driving Performance and Spaciousness in North America | Toyota | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced that it will be expanding its battery electric vehicle (BEV) lineup in North America as part of Toyota's multi-pathway approach toward achieving a carbon-neutral society. The new bZ Woodland will premiere at a new vehicle launch event hosted by Toyota...
World premiere of the Toyota bZ4X Touring: an electric SUV designed for family adventure
Toyota extends the bZ4X electric SUV range with new Touring modelDesigned with family adventures, leisure and sporty lifestyles in mindExtended length and height provide more space – including 33 % more boot space compared to the regular bZ4XFront and all-wheel drive versions to be available...
With these new EV models, I wonder if Toyota will start introducing EVs all across Canada? While the Subaru-equivalent Solterra was available country-wide, Toyota only offered the bZ4X in British Columbia and Quebec, the only two provinces that offered EV incentives in addition to the federal government incentive. But the federal incentive has run out, leaving (for now) only the 2 provincial incentives, making EVs even less attractive for Canadians.
Summary from GAC-Toyota Tech Day 2025:
- Two new electrified platforms. The "medium" platform will be BEV-only and used for cars below 5m. The "large" platform will support BEV/PHEV/EREV.
- BZ3X is built on the medium platform and BZ7 on the large platform.
- EREV versions of Highlander and Sienna under development.
- Solid state battery coming in 2027.
- Toyota China will lead development of 6th gen THS.
- The large platform will use an "AI digital chassis" which basically means fully active magnetic dampers with air springs.
- Their "smart cockpit" will support both Huawei and Xiaomi ecosystems.
- L2 "driving assist" (Chinese regulations banned the use of "autonomous driving" for below L3 systems) standard by 2028.
- Electrified will account for 80% of sales by 2030.
- Two new electrified platforms. The "medium" platform will be BEV-only and used for cars below 5m. The "large" platform will support BEV/PHEV/EREV.
- BZ3X is built on the medium platform and BZ7 on the large platform.
- EREV versions of Highlander and Sienna under development.
- Solid state battery coming in 2027.
- Toyota China will lead development of 6th gen THS.
- The large platform will use an "AI digital chassis" which basically means fully active magnetic dampers with air springs.
- Their "smart cockpit" will support both Huawei and Xiaomi ecosystems.
- L2 "driving assist" (Chinese regulations banned the use of "autonomous driving" for below L3 systems) standard by 2028.
- Electrified will account for 80% of sales by 2030.
Are these truly new platforms or are they further refinements of the eTNGA platform? If they are new, will they incorporate gigacasting?
There are rumors coming out of China that the GAC Aion brand is nearing bankruptcy. Aion developed the AEP brand to share with Toyota. The main brand has been suffering from low to negative margins due to the majority of its sales coming from fleet sales. GAC spun off the Aion brand two years ago so that losses in the brand won't affect its financial performance. Aion went from battling BYD for dominance to obscurity in just 4 years.
I suspect Toyota's sudden rapid push into BEVs in China is in anticipation of Aion's collapse so they can acquire assets and talent for a discount. Otherwise it wouldn't explain why in just two years they transformed from the least competitive BEV brand in China to one of the most competitive.
I suspect Toyota's sudden rapid push into BEVs in China is in anticipation of Aion's collapse so they can acquire assets and talent for a discount. Otherwise it wouldn't explain why in just two years they transformed from the least competitive BEV brand in China to one of the most competitive.
If I'm reading this correctly, it sounds like Toyota can truly strive to be competitive if they so desired to?
because they are aggressively losing market share.
No, the only thing they are competitive at is rebadging stuff from other companies.
Per Reuters, Toyota is planning to build two three-row EV SUVs at the Kentucky plant. One of these is, supposedly, based on the Land Cruiser.
"TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor will start making two battery-powered sport utility vehicles at its U.S. Kentucky plant, as part of a move to improve manufacturing efficiency and better serve market demand, the Japanese automaker said.
The company will assemble two new three-row battery electric SUVs it plans to make at Toyota Kentucky, Toyota Motor North America said in a statement, adding it is "strategically transitioning" production across its Kentucky and Indiana plants."
"The electric vehicles it plans to build in Kentucky will be based on the RAV4 and the Land Cruiser, said a person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly."
"TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor will start making two battery-powered sport utility vehicles at its U.S. Kentucky plant, as part of a move to improve manufacturing efficiency and better serve market demand, the Japanese automaker said.
The company will assemble two new three-row battery electric SUVs it plans to make at Toyota Kentucky, Toyota Motor North America said in a statement, adding it is "strategically transitioning" production across its Kentucky and Indiana plants."
"The electric vehicles it plans to build in Kentucky will be based on the RAV4 and the Land Cruiser, said a person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly."
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Toyota Debuts All-Electric “bZ Time Attack” AWD Concept at 2025 SEMA Show - Toyota USA Newsroom
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 31, 2025) – Pushing the limits of electric vehicle performance, Toyota will debut its first-ever battery-electric SEMA concept build with the bZ Time Attack Concept at the 2025 SEMA Show—a purpose-built, BEV machine engineered to take on both time attack circuits and hill climbs.
