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>their first real EV has half the efficiency of a Tesla. Which model is Toyota's first real EV? The BZ4X efficiency (131 city/107 hwy MPGe), while less than t
by floxy 2y ago
>their first real EV has half the efficiency of a Tesla.
Which model is Toyota's first real EV? The BZ4X efficiency (131 city/107 hwy MPGe), while less than the Model 3 (138 city/126 hwy MPGe), isn't half the efficiency.
https://www.truecar.com/compare/tesla-model-3-vs-toyota-bz4x/ https://www.truecar.com/compare/tesla-model-3-vs-toyota-bz4x...
- gambiting 2y agoTop Gear averaged 2.7 miles/kWh over 10k miles[0], while a Tesla Model 3 and Y can easily do 4-5 miles/kWh in real life tests. TBF 2.7 is abysmal in any car, that's numbers from a Q8 E-Tron, a big heavy SUV, for a small crossover that's just not ok. [0] https://www.topgear.com/long-term-car-reviews/toyota/bz4x/160kw-vision-714kwh-5dr-auto-awd-11kw/report-6 https://www.topgear.com/long-term-car-reviews/toyota/bz4x/16...
- floxy 2y agoThanks, that's very interesting. Does Top Gear have a similar long term review for a Tesla model (with the average efficiency calculated over something like the 10,000 miles in the Toyota review and presumably with the same group of drivers/environmental conditions/mix of highway/city driving)? You are correct that the 2.7 miles/kwh is low. But I suppose it isn't too far off the EPA estimate of 107 MPGe (highway rating), which would be 3.175 miles/kwh.
- floxy 2y agoHere's a pretty scathing mechanic's review of the BZ4X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2tzln6UD-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2tzln6UD-Q