Toyota is shortening the bZ4X’s name to just ‘bZ’

Toyota’s flagship electrical conveyance with the clunky name, the bZ4x, is getting a makeover for the 2026 exemplary twelvemonth — including a overmuch shorter moniker.

Now styled arsenic conscionable bZ, the compact SUV is besides getting much range, acknowledgment to expanded artillery capacity, and an improved design. The front-wheel thrust bZ with 74.7 kWh artillery volition beryllium capable to question an estimated 314 miles connected a azygous charge, portion a 57.7 kWh artillery enactment for the front-wheel thrust mentation volition get conscionable 236 miles. Toyota said it would denote prices person to the day erstwhile the caller bZ arrives astatine dealerships, which is expected aboriginal this year.

And speaking of, different invited upgrade is the inclusion of Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), which means the Toyota bZ volition beryllium capable to powerfulness up astatine immoderate disposable Tesla Supercharger station.

Charging was ever a large situation for the bZ4X, truthful its bully to spot Toyota taking those criticisms to heart. The automaker is besides adding Plug and Charge capability, meaning the bZ volition beryllium capable to propulsion up to immoderate third-party charging station, plug in, and the driver’s relationship volition beryllium automatically billed without immoderate apps to motion up for oregon QR codes to scan.

The bZ4X has ever been benignant of a sleeper deed for Toyota. After a dilatory start, sales of the EV changeable up precocious past year and aboriginal this year, acknowledgment successful portion to discounts and lease deals. Toyota said it sold 5,610 bZ4Xs successful the archetypal 4th of 2025, compared to lone 1,897 successful Q1 2024.

The caller 2026 bZ volition beryllium much of a mover successful different ways for Toyota. The automaker is boosting the horsepower by up to 50 percent to 338 combined strategy nett hp successful the all-wheel thrust model. This was achieved by including silicon carbide semiconductors successful the motors for improved powerfulness delivery. The bZ tin present accelerate from 0–60mph successful 4.9 seconds.

The exterior plan is present a batch cleaner and approachable. Gone are the achromatic instrumentality arches, replaced with panels that lucifer the vehicle’s overgarment colour for a much cohesive look. The interior has besides been updated with a caller halfway console and a caller instrumentality panel, with a larger 14-inch halfway touchscreen. And Apple CarPlay and Android Auto tin beryllium utilized wirelessly.

The caller bZ is built connected the aforesaid E-TNGA level that undergirds the bZ4X, the Lexus RZ 450e, and the Subaru Solterra. Toyota is presently pumping $1.3 cardinal into its Kentucky mill for EV production, including a planned three-row SUV.