Inovev forecasts 100,000 then 200,000 units per year of the Toyota BZ3
- Toyota, which we learn that its plant in Saint Petersburg in Russia which had stopped production in March 2022 (following the Ukraine-Russia conflict) will be definitively closed from 01. October 2022, has announced the launch of a new battery electric vehicle, the BZ3 sedan, available on the European, American, Chinese and Japanese markets. This sedan is the second battery electric model launched by the Japanese brand after the SUV called BZ4X.
- Toyota had been the pioneer in terms of hybrid motorization (from 1997) with the Prius, and had become - by far - the first carmaker of hybrid vehicles in the world, but recently the carmaker decided to change its strategy and to diversify its offer in the market of battery electric vehicles.
- The new Toyota BZ3 is part of this policy which has programmed seven new battery electric models launched by the Japanese brand between 2022 and 2025. The letters BZ stand for "Beyond Zero", a term which embodies the strategy put forward by Toyota for its electric vehicles. The objective goes beyond zero emissions by integrating all the other qualities of an electric vehicle.
- The BZ3 sedan, which is based on the TNGA platform, is 4.73 m long, a length between a Corolla (4.37 m) and a Camry (4.89 m). Its design takes up the style of the recent Crown unveiled a few weeks ago. Two engines will be available, one developing 132 kW (180 hp) and the other 177 kW (240 hp). The battery capacity will be identical to that of the BZ4X, namely 71.5 kWh and a comparable autonomy, i.e. 450 km according to the WLTP cycle. Inovev forecasts 100,000 BZ3 sales per year in the short term, then 200,000 per year in the medium term and 300,000 per year in the longer term.
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