Toyota BZ Series - BEV on the way?

[duncerduncs]

I've noticed that Toyota have trademarked 'Toyota BZ Series' plus 'Toyota BZ' in all main territories.

They've also trademarked - 

BZ 1

BZ 1X

BZ 3

BZ 4

BZ 4X and BZ 4X concept 

RZ 450e

The last one looks like a Lexus model, but at a guess, it looks like Toyota may be following VW by having a separate model identification for the BEV range. 

  

[flash22]

BZ used to be there touring/truck badging X is usually crossover/suv

there is also Capstone - iirc is a heavy-duty hybrid system

Note. These are also US patents.

 

https://trea.com/information/autonomous-driving-system/patentgrant/d01dd9ab-652c-42ee-856e-4eb2a70db41e

parallel Battery packs

https://trea.com/information/battery-system/patentgrant/1f34f3d3-effa-485b-97ee-794798039340

Battery regen

https://trea.com/information/battery-system-and-capacity-recovery-method-for-lithium-ion-secondary-battery/patentgrant/1b40ed6e-eeee-4b25-8b23-e2b1dbc84002