All bZ4Xs get 150kW DC charging as standard. Not the most insane charging we’ve ever seen, but up to class standards and should see you get an 80% charge in half an hour.
There’s a heat pump as standard for efficiency, and the batteries are water cooled for the same reason - Toyota feels that they’ve stepped up the game with regard to keeping their batteries in good nick over time, and it looks like there’ll be a 10-year/million kilometre guarantee, as long as the car has seen a Toyota dealer for an annual health check. That’s confidence inspiring.
Range
Stick the bZ4X on a big charger and you should see around 160-miles of range in around 35 minutes (10 - 80%). The car with just front wheel drive and one motor will get 317-miles of official range, and the very slightly more powerful four-wheel drive 286 miles of absolute range. That's competitive with rivals like the Skoda Enyaq, VW ID4 and Mustang Mach E.
Battery
Toyota reckons that the bZ4X’s battery hits a sweet spot at 71.4kWh - although it hasn’t ruled out other options if the demand arises. As far as it goes, there’s a heatpump on all models to help out, as well as water cooling to keep the battery in tip-top shape. But the company is confident; there’ll be a 10-year/million kilometre guarantee on the battery (as long as the car has had a yearly health check at a Toyota dealer), which means the company has confidence in its own product.
Charging
With early cars getting 6.6kW of AC charging initially - 3-phase 11kW charging will be with us late in 2022 - the bZ4X has acceptable slow charging capability. Rapid charging has a bit more vim, coming in at 150kW DC on all models, which is slap-bang in the decent ranges. It’s not going to blow your socks off, but stick the bZ4X on a 150kW DC charger or above, and a 160-ish-mile charge will happen in around half an hour. That will get you on your way, even if it doesn’t match something like a Kia EV6 or Hyundai Ioniq 5 for speed.