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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

EV Central

There’s fashionably late, and then there’s whatever the hell you call Toyota’s mega-tardy arrival to Australia’s EV party. 2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD price and equipment The top-spec bZ4X lists at $77,990, which makes it marginally cheaper than the Tesla Model Y Long Range, which lists at $78,400.

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2024 Toyota BZ4X FWD review: The Captain Sensible alternative to a Tesla Model Y

EV Central

Seen Toyota’s new ad? “Because it’s a… Toyota,” he states. Toyota’s our largest brand by a distance, and while late to market with its first full EV, the BZ4X’s arrival validates the electric car revolution to many a sceptic. READ MORE: Want a 2024 Toyota BZ4X on a full service lease?

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2024 Toyota bZ4X pricing announced – be very afraid Tesla Model Y

EV Central

Market leader Toyota has launched its first electric vehicle in Australia, the bZ4X SUV, and priced it just $600 higher than the entry-level Tesla Model Y. READ MORE: Is Toyota’s BZ4X lease plan a stroke of genius, and are Tesla, Kia, Hyundai and others missing a trick? The maximum DC fast-charging rate is 150kW.

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2024 BYD Dolphin Dynamic review: Australia’s cheapest electric car provides an EV alternative to the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Hyundai i30 and Kia Cerato

EV Central

Priced from about $40,000, it is a small hatchback about the size of a Toyota Corolla or Hyundai i30. That’s important because it makes it a viable well-specified alternative to petrol-powered hatchbacks such as the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia Cerato and Hyundai i30. Public DC charging can be done at up to 60kW.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

The Escape PHEV does not come with a 480V DC Fast Charge option. Interior convenience features include a rear view camera, auto dim rearview mirror, wireless phone charger, compass, dual zone automatic climate control, tilt and telescoping steering column, height adjustable front seatbelts, ambient lighting and a tire inflation kit.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

Green Car Congress

Toyota introduced the production Prius Plug-in Hybrid at the Green Drive Expo in Richmond, CA, as the newest member of the expanding Prius Family. kWh Li-ion pack enabling an electric range of up to 15 miles (24 km) at speeds of up to 62 mph (100 km/h), according to Toyota. VDC up to 650 volts DC. 2012 Prius Plug-in hybrid.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X Review

Baua Electric

It isn’t cheap, though – check the Toyota website to see the costs for your own circumstances. Recharging is 11kW for AC charging, and up to 150kW for DC charging, with the bZ4X running a 400-volt architecture. No spare wheel, though – just a tyre repair kit. Choose FWD, and the 0-100km/h time is 7.5

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