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Diminutive All-Electric SUVs

This Toyota 'bZ4X' SUV Promises Long-Term Battery Capacity

— November 2, 2021 — Autos
Japanese automaker Toyota has launched a futuristic all-electric SUV called the bZ4X, a compact vehicle that is touted as being the first of several electric vehicles set to be launched using the company's modular bZ battery-electric vehicle platform.

The bZ4X is powered by a battery pack and can be obtained with either a 150 kilowatt motor or a dual setup comprising a pair of 80 kilowatt. In addition to helping achieve a power output approximately between 200 and 215 horsepower, these motors also contribute to the vehicle's regenerative braking capacity.

In addition to its battery and motor components, this all-electric SUV also features design and structural considerations that contribute to its eco-friendly credentials. For example, its batteries are situated below its floorboard, which allows for streamlined temperature control. The batteries are also crafted to maintain the vast majority of their capacity even after a decade, and are recyclable.

With added features such as the ability to direct electricity to homes and storing power from its solar array, this all-electric SUV provides a hint of the possibilities offered by Toyota's new generation of electric vehicles.

Image Credit: Toyotas
Trend Themes
1. Modular Electric Vehicle Platforms - Toyota's bZ battery-electric vehicle platform shows the disruptive innovation opportunity for creating more all-electric vehicles with various configurations.
2. Regenerative Braking Technology - The bZ4X's motors contribute to its regenerative braking capacity, which presents the disruptive innovation opportunity for improving fuel efficiency in electric vehicles.
3. Electric Vehicles with Energy Storage and Sharing Capabilities - The bZ4X's ability to direct electricity to homes and store power from its solar array highlights the disruptive innovation opportunity for creating more value-added features for electric vehicles.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive Industry - The automotive industry has the disruptive innovation opportunity to create more eco-friendly all-electric SUVs, with design and battery innovations that improve battery life and temperature control.
2. Energy Storage Industry - The energy storage industry has the disruptive innovation opportunity to create more energy storage solutions found in Toyota's all-electric SUV that allow for the direct sharing of power to homes.
3. Sustainable Energy Industry - The sustainable energy industry has the disruptive innovation opportunity to create more energy-efficient electric vehicles with features that allow for energy storage and sharing, using solar arrays and other means.
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