This bZ3 the second all electric vehicle to be unveiled by Toyota since Covid-19 arrived and it joins the Bz4X SUV which was shown early this year.
This Toyota BZ3 is the second model in its bZ series. The bZ3 is a battery electric sedan jointly developed for the Chinese market by BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (BTET) – a joint venture established by Toyota and BYD Company Ltd. (BYD) and FAW Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. (FAW Toyota).
In developing the bZ3, Toyota, BTET, and FAW Toyota worked closely to provide the best products to customers in China, the world’s largest battery EV (BEV) market.
Over 100 Toyota engineers from the design, production, engineering, and quality control departments participated in the development, working in unison with engineers from BYD and FAW Toyota.
Toyota, the world’s first mass producer of hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), has sold over 20 million electrified vehicles globally to date.
Customers worldwide appreciate Toyota cars for the company’s wide array of advanced electrification technologies-with everything from HEVs to fuel cell electric vehicles-and fun-to-drive designs built on its long-honed QDR performance. The Toyota bZ3 carries on such DNA, following the Toyota bZ4X. (pictured below).
BYD has specialized in batteries and other core technologies for electrified vehicles, including its e-Platform 3.0, since its establishment in 1995.
The ever-growing company offers comprehensive solutions in the new energy field and has earned the trust of customers worldwide with its highly efficient development system and advanced electrification technologies.
For the Toyota bZ3, BYD and its partners provide advanced, safe, and reliable battery technology.
FAW Toyota has provided ever-better products and services to customers in China since its founding in 2000. The company is well-known for its extensive product lineup and one-stop capability encompassing production, sales, and service.
To date, FAW’s cumulative sales volume has reached ten million units. Based on its world-class facilities and technologies, the company now produces high-quality new energy products, including the Toyota bZ series.
Toyota bZ3 is born out of the three companies’ collaboration and synergy in development, car manufacturing, and battery technology. The combined strengths of each member have resulted in unprecedented new value and new experiences for customers.
This Toyota bZ3 claims a possible 600 km+ cruising range with its advanced electrification system.
The electrification system combines BYD’s lithium-ion LFP battery using lithium iron phosphate and Toyota’s extensive electrification technologies honed through long-standing HEV development.
The battery structure, cooling, control, and safety monitoring systems were all newly designed for this car, making its high-quality electrification system efficient, advanced, safe, and reliable.
Furthermore, Toyota has leveraged its electrification expertise to reduce battery degradation, with the development goal of ensuring 90 percent capacity even after ten years, for customer peace of mind.
Will this bZ3 be produced in right hand drive for the ASEAN buyers?
