Toyota Using BYD Technologies for its Future bZ3C

•    The future 2025 Toyota bZ3C will be equipped with Chinese technology developed by BYD.

The upcoming Toyota bZ3C EV will feature components sourced almost exclusively from Chinese manufacturer BYD (Build Your Dream). According to the CarNewsChina website, Toyota's second all-electric model will use BYD electronic components.

Images released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) show that the very Prius-like SUV will remain virtually unchanged from its presentation at the Beijing Motor Show earlier this year.

BYD engine and batteries
CarNewsChina reports that the SUV will be equipped with a single 200-kW electric motor, supplied by Fudi Power, a subsidiary of BYD. The battery powering the bZ3C will be of the LFP (lithium-ion-phosphate) type, and will be manufactured by Fin Dreams, BYD's battery production division. This is the same factory that manufactures the Blade batteries used by Tesla for its Model Ys produced at the company’s Berlin plant.

Although Toyota has yet to publish official figures, the bZ3C's range is expected to be between 500 and 600 km according to the Chinese cycle (which is 20 to 30 percent more generous than the North American standard).

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