Order or not???? Help please

[DíarmuidIRL]

On 11/29/2022 at 6:04 PM, dab1054 said:

Thanks, that is a very useful test video with a nice clear explanation of what factors contribute to the range of the bZ4X (and indeed any other EV...). Their 100% to 0% value of 440km (275m) with A/C on was carefully monitored, and equally the Norwegian test under more extreme conditions is also likely to be valid but they did not take such care in their measurements. The Taiwan U-CAR guy seems to understand EVs better and there were some very useful bits of information such as the losses during actual DC or AC charging  of 5-15% (seems a lot). Also they confirmed the bZ4X 'reserve tank' of around 40km/25m.

What they said about the bZ4X fits with why I chose it.  It is cheaper than equivalently specified rival EVs such IONIQ 5, TESLA, EV6, ID4 but has similar performance levels. I also looked at apparently cheaper models such as KONA and NIRO EV, but once you add the extras to bring them to bZ4X specs the price is close to or more than what I paid (admittedly at April 2022 price).

 

 

Plus the comfort of it being a Toyota and what the brand stands for.  Hopefully they will look at making more of the reserve available in an update and provide a Battery % as well as distance range.