One-Pedal Driving.  "The bZ4X doesn't have one pedal driving.  It does have something like it, but it doesn't come to a stop.  I think this is a fault by Toyota and have no clue why Toyota would do this."  Insisting one-pedal stopping is vital comes across not understanding the alternatives.  Coming from a hybrid background, being able to maximize regen with little to no effort is a very nice feature.  Supposedly, some BEV only regenerate electricity when you step on the brake.  In that case, having a MAX button for regen wouldn't make any sense.  There would be no point.  Not coming to a complete stop, on the other hand, is a nice feature that you'd think would be obvious.  When I approach a roundabout, there's no reason for me to touch the brake.  Use of that pedal is rarely needed.  The vehicle slows down well enough on its own, especially since this recent software update.  By not using the brake, its a guarantee the friction brakes were not used.  That's an easy way of getting the most from energy recapture.  Why is that so hard for some to recognize such simplicity?  Anywho, I pointed out their apparent oversight:  Not coming to a complete stop is a carryover habit from hybrid optimization.  You want to take advantage of regen as much as possible.  That means not having to mess with pedal pressure, just taking your foot off entirely.  It makes things like roundabouts very easy, especially following the recent software update.

Our market here is entering a new stage with a new audience.  Showroom shoppers have a far different set of priorities.  Watch what happens with the new Solterra.

Huge Mistake.  I always wonder what the person's background is when such a statement is made: "Huge mistake to put in (only) a NACS port."  Knowing that the next-gen was rushed to deliver, choosing to add a new second port rather than consolidate the existing, it's understandable how that could be viewed upon as a best-of-both-worlds type situation.  It's not, since you'll still end up needing an adapter.  That was an effective means of keeping upfront costs down.  In the long-term, that's a terrible idea since NACS can be used for both AC and DC charging.  This was my take at that moment of posting:  Since I will be upgrading late this year from a 2023 with CCS to a 2026 with NACS, I'm acutely aware of this topic.  There's nothing that stands out as a mistake.  CCS is a large, clumsy plug.  Only having to use an adapter for backward-compatibility is really nice, especially since NACS is for both AC & DC charging.  Here (Minnesota) the 2 newest DCFC that just opened (Ionna in White Bear Lake and Blink in St. Cloud) both have a mix of CCS & NACS.  So, the need for adapters is already less necessary.  Many of the Tesla Superchargers in the metro support NACS too. Going forward, we know for a fact the stations being installed now can easily swap plugs.  So as the years pass, the number of CCS will shrink.  If you wanted to critical think plugs, consider port location. Passenger front really makes sense. You can take advantage of Tesla Superchargers parked in the proper stall, even with a bike loaded on the hitch in back... something a Tesla can't do.

The market here is entering a new stage with a new audience.  Showroom shoppers have a far different set of priorities.  Watch what happens with this Solterra.

EV & Electrification Showcase.  Ugh.  I'm going to miss it.  The coordinator reached out to me directly.  Since I had brought my vehicle for display in the past, he hoped I would like to do that again.  I would too.  But that was family vacation time.  He understood and wished me well.  I really appreciated getting asked like that.  Perhaps next year it will be possible.  I figured something would pop up late season.  Fall in Minnesota is a good time for getting people to attend an outdoor event.  Once the snow starts, it marks the end until the snow is completely gone.  So basically, we're talking 5 months... from mid-November to mid-April.  That lengthy delay stirs a lot of excitement though.  It builds anticipation in a way no other motivator can.  We seek opportunities to do something outside once the warm temperatures return.  Anywho, I bummed about not being able to attend, but happy others will.  Every event really does make a difference.

This was a teaching moment I hope to get constructive feedback from.  Having witnessed how Prius evolved into gen-2 then contributed to Estima then Highlander then Camry hybrids, it was an echo of the past too good not to point out.  We get to watch something similar happen again.

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Seriously?  This was a predictable reveal from a predictable source: "Glad to see Toyota/Subaru taking EVs a bit more seriously."  It's the perspective most early-adopters hold.  They expected Toyota to enter the market guns firing, an instant takedown of all competition.  That's exactly the opposite of the lesson learned from hybrids.  The last thing Toyota should do is dominant another emerging technology, again.  Their experience in the past was resistance from other automakers trying to enter.  Figuring they couldn't compete, they didn't bother.  Look at Ford's history about how Toyota stepped aside to allow a partner build up.  Heck, even recently with Subaru we've seen the "you can go first" tactic.  It's not like Toyota is losing anything.  They simply focus on the long-game instead.  That's why selling loss-leaders isn't of any interest.  Watch what happens with the new bZ for proof.  Lots of refinements make a huge difference... solid confirmation of taking the situation seriously right from the start... just not playing their cards until the time was right.  I put it this way:  Toyota basically just waited until gen-2.  Knowing our struggle with infrastructure, absence of a plug standard, and dependence on subsidies made that easy.  Now this gen-2 can rollout with a major motor & inverter upgrade without any price increase.  While everyone else was claiming "late to the party", it's becoming difficult to deny that was only a tailgate party.  The actual game (profitable sales to ordinary consumers) hasn't even started yet.

Enthusiast Blindness, gone!  In place of every single comment ever posted by this troublemaker was the following: "This comment is no longer available.  The commenter has deleted their account."  I'm not sure what happened.  Looking up his account in a different posting tool for other venues, I can see the same old nonsense being posted.  His antagonism continues elsewhere, but not on this prominent forum anymore.  Everything has mysteriously vanished.  It doesn't make sense that he actually deleted it.  For the sake of forum integrity, it would be easy to imagine that particular message being used as a means of being identified as a troll.  Imagine if something emotionally upsetting was stated instead.  The person could just join using a new email address and start the harmful posting all over again.  Seeing the same information posted over and over again is bad enough.  But when it's off-topic with a clear intent to be offensive, being banned from posting is a logical outcome.  Whatever the true reason, he's gone and I have a long documented history of what to watch out for if he comes back.  I also know what he fears most about Toyota's technical achievements... their EV efficiency.

Hurry Before Rollout.  Gotta like an article with this title: "Why Hyundai Is Eating Toyota's Lunch In The American EV Market?"  There's always some source wanting to capitalize on a trend before its about to meet serious change.  Milking the impression Toyota failed to deliver and has no hope of recovering from such a mistake is about to come to an abrupt end, now that production of the 2026 has begun.  This reminded me of GM rolling out an attack campaign against Toyota, making fun of their NiMH battery use, only to discover 2 weeks later a major shift to Li-Ion batteries was already well underway.  The advertisements vanished overnight, as if GM never made such a claim.  I suspect the same will happen now.  Naysayers will pretend there was never any doubt bZ4X could be improved or that they claimed Toyota was incapable to deliver.  Ugh.  I pointed out such hypocrisy in the making with:  It was inevitable that an enthusiast publication would squeeze in an article with very outdated bZ information just before next-gen deliveries, after the new production has already begun.  When you see a title with "Eating Toyota's Lunch", there's very good chance it is a source of misinformation in the making.   Think about how many times the article will get referenced with people having no idea that vehicle was replaced with a next-gen offering.  Ugh.

Business Choice.  Continuing on with the antithesis narrative: "They have consistently badmouthed EVs in favor of hybrids, and the only EV they have produced was a critical failure and a market flop."  Notice the complete absence of any detail or even example.  What was actually said?  When was it said?  To whom was it said?  And how exactly is failure or flop measured?  What business choice was unwise?  I fired back at that nonsense with:  That is successful greenwashing, where the automakers rolling out token loss-leaders are able to distract by getting you to focus on something else.  They get you to believe the first-gen was a "flop" too, even though Toyota clearly stated it was going to be an expensive low-volume offering.  When you look at the Toyota approach with bZ, it's very similar to what was done with Prius.  They placed priority on appealing to their own loyal customers and didn't let enthusiasts rhetoric distract from the goal of delivering something their dealers would ultimately stand behind.  Looking at the tangled mess Ford, GM, VW and Stellantis are all facing now, lifting the base to hybrids and slow-walking EVs is looking like a wise business choice.