Android Auto joins the list of standard features alongside SiriusXM satellite radio. The mid-range XLE model now comes with a powered driver's seat, and heated front seats have moved to the Weather package from the Convenience package. Not much has changed for 2020, unsurprising since the RAV4 Hybrid was new for 2019. Toyota's styling may not be for everyone, and other compact SUVs offer more driving enjoyment, but the RAV4 Hybrid does outpunch its nonhybrid counterpart in fuel economy. Hybrid powertrains are only now picking up steam in the compact-SUV class, with the RAV4 leading the way alongside hybridized versions of the Honda CR-V, the Ford Escape, and the Mitsubishi Outlander. This electrified version of the RAV4 offers the same practical and spacious cabin as the regular model as well as low-cost value trims and high-end near-luxury models-although the hybrid tech does add a price premium. product details will be shared at a later date.Toyota brings together its decades of hybrid-powertrain dominance and its top-selling SUV to form the 2020 RAV4 Hybrid. Toyota plans to produce the Toyota bZ4X in Japan and China it hopes to begin worldwide sales of the model by the middle of 2022. With every detail purposefully engineered, the low position of the instrument panel and the location of the meters above the steering wheel not only help expand the vehicle’s sense of space, but also help increase visibility to aid in safe and secure driving.
The open-concept interior is designed to enhance driver comfort and confidence on the road. The Toyota bZ4X SUV concept features a long wheelbase with short overhangs, resulting in a distinctive design with ample interior space.
The concept conveys Toyota’s legendary quality, durability and long-term reliability (QDR) in combination with Subaru’s AWD capabilities to achieve a driving experience that is both comfortable and engaging. Jointly developed with Subaru, the Toyota bZ4X SUV Concept is built on the new e-TNGA BEV- dedicated platform. With investments and product offerings across the spectrum of electrification, we intend to be there with products and technologies that meet the diverse needs of customers around the world.” “At Toyota, we are a human-centered company – the customer is our CEO and will ultimately decide which technologies will carry us toward a carbon neutral future. “The Toyota bZ4X concept points to yet another option in our already robust electrified portfolio” said Bob Carter, TMNA executive vice president of sales. This diverse portfolio of electrified products will help propel Toyota toward its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. In addition, Toyota intends to bring electrification to its pickup truck lineup in the near future, including hybrid and BEV powertrains. This future lineup will feature 15 dedicated BEVs, including seven carrying the bZ (Beyond Zero) brand moniker. Toyota plans to expand to around 70 electrified models globally by 2025. These alternative powertrains include battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell electrics, hybrids and plug-in hybrids.
The Toyota bZ4X Concept joins a full lineup of electrified vehicles – a lineup that, in total, accounts for more than 40% of all alternative powertrain vehicles sold in the U.S.
Already a leader in electrification, the company took a major step forward today with the introduction of the Toyota bZ4X Concept, a vision for the first of a global series of battery-electric vehicles to be introduced under the “Toyota bZ” brand umbrella.
PLANO, Texas (April 18, 2021) – Toyota envisions a future in which carbon neutrality is achieved through the practical marketization of a portfolio of products with advanced, alternative-fuel and zero-emission powertrain technologies. Toyota plans on bringing electrification to its truck lineup, including hybrid and BEV powertrains.Electrified product portfolio to expand to around 70 models globally by 2025 including 15 new battery electric vehicles, of which, seven will be Toyota bZ models.Solidifies Toyota’s global commitment towards carbon neutrality by 2050.Toyota bZ4X BEV concept includes new AWD system packaged in a sleek SUV design.