Found a better deal on the bZ. My approach with BEVs is to get the best lease price possible as number 1 priority.
Honestly, I'm more of a Toyota guy than a Lexus guy anyway. Happy that my wife drives a Lexus so I get to enjoy it on road trips, but for just eating up the local miles, tossing cardboard in the back for recycling, bikes on the roof, camping inside... the Toyota is probably a better fit for that utility role. I don't need the 300hp version, but I do like having AWD, so that was another thing that steered me toward the bZ.
It is surprisingly well equipped for an XLE. It has automatically activated heated seats and steering wheel, pano moonroof, all the toyota safety sense stuff, etc. I think the interior is pretty charming in its own way with the fabric covered dash and cockpit setup. I've been running full HVAC and getting 2.3mi/kwh in these single digit temps. When it was almost touching 40F at the end of last week, I was at 2.9mi/kwh. So, I'm pretty hopeful for mid-upper 3s when the weather gets into the 50s commonly.