It is rather dishonest to talk about the 21 Tesla recalls, without mentioning how many of these were over the air software updates while the Teslas sat in the driveway.
The single recall for bZ4X was Toyota's effort to upgrade to hub-bolts. No wheels ever fell off for any consumer. The manufacturing defect was caught by the vigorous testing reviewers did on the early release vehicles.
All true but after Toyota has made and sold tens of millions of cars, having this manufacturing defect shows the lack of competence at this point of time
@EforElectric Toyota shows a willingness to take risk and that gets labeled as what? Toyota could have just wimped out and stuck with lug nuts instead.
Exactly. I'm so freaking tired of hearing the misleading "wheels falling off" associated with this vehicle. No customers cars wheels fell off. You can't say that for some Teslas with their "whompy wheels."
I hate it when people call out the Tesla price changes. Tesla is the only company that advertises their true prices. The true price of every other manufacturer fluctuates way more wildly than tesla’s due to the dealership model.
Yes, it's disingenuous to pretend that Tesla is the only car brand changing prices when the haggle model at dealerships means everybody is faced with a fluctuating price.
@@EforElectriche's right. Range is not the most important thing. In the essence, the most important thing is the time it would take me from point to point B. If we look into what makes the time, it would be charging speed and range. And range comes secondary to charging speed because good charging speed can make up for smaller range. And I am not talking about the peak speed but rather the average charging speed from 10% to 80% or what is called the "charging curve". That's what is the factor that impacts the time getting from point A to point B.
I would choose the Bz4x....looks far better than the Tesla, as efficiënt motors, good range and issues with charging solved...far better warranty and in the Netherlands the pricing is very competitive, sakes are picking up.
Adjustable using the screen. They automatically dip when in reverse. They automatically adjust to the drivers settings so I never need to adjust them after my wife has driven the car.
@@EforElectric My Kia Niro EV mirrors can't be manually adjusted either (electric adjust only). I think a lot of cars, EV or ICE, have the same "problem". But that's not really a problem, especially when adjusting the passenger side mirror.
Best selling car? Hahaha nope, the Chinese EV is the best selling car in the world and talking about Tesla, have you seen the Q1 Tesla car sales??? Dismal, Tesla is laying off thousand of employees as we speak and possibly shutting down factories. Nobody wants the crappy rattling plastic junk cars of Elon Fascist Musk!
@@johnschultz7328 yeah, Alex is so anti-Tesla sometimes he doesn’t bother to check the up-to-date facts. I am definitely not a Elon fan boy. It’s just right now at the moment Tesla has the best product all around vehicle including infrastructure. I can hardly wait till there are more offerings. I am thinking 2025 will be a turnaround when the NACS is Universal and no adapter is necessary
Lack of a glovebox for bZ4X is due to the feature Toyota offers that most completely overlook. In that location is an infrared-heater to provide low-power radiant warming for your legs & feet.
@@EforElectricTry convincing someone who routinely deals with temperatures below freezing that. I own a bZ4X and live in Minnesota. The 2-level large center-console storage easily makes up for the glovebox delete.
Model Y lacks side mirror adjustment? So when I adjust my side mirrors, I must be dreaming, along with the other drivers who have their personal profiles registered in my car. 🙂
Well, Tesla is opening it up to everybody else so everyone is going to share it so what's the point? Also, I'm assuming you have never used other charging networks and relied on Tesla fanboy UA-camrs to tell you about it. I used the Electrify American network exclusively for 6 months when I still lived in America and it was not perfect but just fine. So stop listening to the echo chamber and start using your brain to do the research about things you talk about.
I know people with non-tesla EVs that try to do road trips in North America and are frustrated at the lack of lvl 3 chargers. It is still very much a fact that it is a lot more stressful to find a working non-Tesla level 3 EV charger. As for reliability, you can't dismiss the uptime testing reports by respectable organizations stating that non-tesla charger uptime is much worse.
@@EforElectric Sad you had to end that with a personal attack. I liked you and would have been happy to give you a detailed and thoughtful reply. Now, I am simply time to say goodbye.
I have a BZ4X 2024 and I think the only issue is the time charging is so disappointing at this point but for winter on Canada Toyota batteries are more resistants and efficient than Tesla
Other than anything, even in USA charching is still big problem. When we Tesla owners start charge our cars on an other brands station, we can compare the cars but for now Tesla is far away! 🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️
Lastly, the review didn't mention bZ4X's standout feature... its AWD handling provided by Subaru. What it delivers is quite impressive, making it a true SUV rather than a Crossover.
All of these legacy EVs look like from past century compared to high end Chinese EVs. Especially the Japanese and Korean ones can't sell in China they had to pull out. Do some reviews on true Tesla competition such as BYD and nio, xpeng EVs
The wheels never fell anyone’s car, it was a recall from Toyota to be safe and they offered to buy back all models. Toyota is conservative. They’d sacrifice range for reliability. In about a few years time, Toyota will lead in EVs like with their hybrids. My 2013 and 2017 hybrids are going on 215k and 110k without any major issues. The 2013 had a battery replacement at 210k miles but the car drives like it did 11 years ago. I have the 2024 BZ4X and that is a beautiful car and cushy ride and I have it on a lease for $217 monthly and plan to trade in for another BZ when the lease is up.
I would have to agree with Alex on this. It has been a Longshot bet that many previous owners will never get to fully use on their Teslas. The price tag to volunteer for a half-baked beta product is ridiculous. My wife considered it on her 2018 M3 but I'm glad she didn't as she's looking for a new car now and would never have got to fully use it.
Paying $12,000 for something that may not go live during the time you actually own the car IS a scam. It’s been promised for years now but still is not available yet.
I haven’t owned a car in the last 20 years that you can adjust side mirrors manually (Honda,Nissan,Toyota,Tesla) unless literally pushing the mirrors is considered “manual” adjustment 😂.
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It is rather dishonest to talk about the 21 Tesla recalls, without mentioning how many of these were over the air software updates while the Teslas sat in the driveway.
Probably one of the top three things Tesla has done for the auto industry and I hope it becomes come across all brands.
Calling an over the air update I recall is ridiculous. So I suppose my smart phones and Computer have been recalled 1000 times.
I guess that means my phone has been recalled every month
The single recall for bZ4X was Toyota's effort to upgrade to hub-bolts. No wheels ever fell off for any consumer. The manufacturing defect was caught by the vigorous testing reviewers did on the early release vehicles.
All true but after Toyota has made and sold tens of millions of cars, having this manufacturing defect shows the lack of competence at this point of time
@EforElectric Toyota shows a willingness to take risk and that gets labeled as what? Toyota could have just wimped out and stuck with lug nuts instead.
Exactly. I'm so freaking tired of hearing the misleading "wheels falling off" associated with this vehicle. No customers cars wheels fell off. You can't say that for some Teslas with their "whompy wheels."
@@EforElectric I love my Tesla, but I wish the Tesla had a suspension as good as the BZ4X. You're just a clown in this field.
I hate it when people call out the Tesla price changes. Tesla is the only company that advertises their true prices. The true price of every other manufacturer fluctuates way more wildly than tesla’s due to the dealership model.
Why would you "hate" someone for stating a fact?
Yes, it's disingenuous to pretend that Tesla is the only car brand changing prices when the haggle model at dealerships means everybody is faced with a fluctuating price.
It's nice that Toyota has accessories one can buy for one's dog. Does it have "dog mode" like a Tesla?
The bZ4X has some charging issues, where DCFC more than once a day (Like on a long road trip) is No Bueno. So check the owners forums first.
The original limit for bZ4X before speed throttle down was 2 per day. With the recent software update, it has been increased to 4 per day.
@@ChicagoBob123 Sounds like a report from before the software update.
I’m not even a Tesla fanboy and I think the BZ4X is a perfunctory effort.
Range is not the most important metric. Instead, tell me about how much time it takes for an example trip of a 1000km
You're wrong. Just wrong
@@EforElectriche's right. Range is not the most important thing. In the essence, the most important thing is the time it would take me from point to point B. If we look into what makes the time, it would be charging speed and range. And range comes secondary to charging speed because good charging speed can make up for smaller range.
And I am not talking about the peak speed but rather the average charging speed from 10% to 80% or what is called the "charging curve". That's what is the factor that impacts the time getting from point A to point B.
I would choose the Bz4x....looks far better than the Tesla, as efficiënt motors, good range and issues with charging solved...far better warranty and in the Netherlands the pricing is very competitive, sakes are picking up.
Wait, the Tesla MY lacks side mirror adjustments? That can't be right.
Manual adjustments
Adjustable using the screen. They automatically dip when in reverse. They automatically adjust to the drivers settings so I never need to adjust them after my wife has driven the car.
Not true Alex...mirrors are ajustable by activating thru display and then using thumb wheels on steering wheel. Work the same on my Model Y & 3.
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@@EforElectric My Kia Niro EV mirrors can't be manually adjusted either (electric adjust only). I think a lot of cars, EV or ICE, have the same "problem". But that's not really a problem, especially when adjusting the passenger side mirror.
Look it’s top selling car vs …not selling car.
I don't understand your point. You do understand that best selling anything doesn't mean best quality, right?
@@EforElectric In this case it does.
Best selling car? Hahaha nope, the Chinese EV is the best selling car in the world and talking about Tesla, have you seen the Q1 Tesla car sales??? Dismal, Tesla is laying off thousand of employees as we speak and possibly shutting down factories. Nobody wants the crappy rattling plastic junk cars of Elon Fascist Musk!
I like the short videos. Reminds me of yours original 1 minute videos. Those were my go to tesla info videos
Did you say the model Y doesn’t have side mirror adjustment mine sure does
Manual
Maybe an older MY. I would check that out Alex.
Is the BZ4X automatically adjusting to your eyes? I don't get the "manual" comment.
@@johnschultz7328 yeah, Alex is so anti-Tesla sometimes he doesn’t bother to check the up-to-date facts. I am definitely not a Elon fan boy. It’s just right now at the moment Tesla has the best product all around vehicle including infrastructure. I can hardly wait till there are more offerings. I am thinking 2025 will be a turnaround when the NACS is Universal and no adapter is necessary
Lack of a glovebox for bZ4X is due to the feature Toyota offers that most completely overlook. In that location is an infrared-heater to provide low-power radiant warming for your legs & feet.
Taking away one of the most common and useful features for a heat warmer is just stupid
@@EforElectricTry convincing someone who routinely deals with temperatures below freezing that. I own a bZ4X and live in Minnesota. The 2-level large center-console storage easily makes up for the glovebox delete.
@@EforElectricIn 40 years of driving I've never used the glovebox
@@MegaWilderness I use it but losing it isn't a dealbreaker for me.
@@EforElectric gloveboxes usually keep trash or not needed papers.
Model Y lacks side mirror adjustment? So when I adjust my side mirrors, I must be dreaming, along with the other drivers who have their personal profiles registered in my car. 🙂
You left out one of the most important things, how good the Tesla charging network is, and how bad the rest are.
Well, Tesla is opening it up to everybody else so everyone is going to share it so what's the point? Also, I'm assuming you have never used other charging networks and relied on Tesla fanboy UA-camrs to tell you about it. I used the Electrify American network exclusively for 6 months when I still lived in America and it was not perfect but just fine. So stop listening to the echo chamber and start using your brain to do the research about things you talk about.
I know people with non-tesla EVs that try to do road trips in North America and are frustrated at the lack of lvl 3 chargers. It is still very much a fact that it is a lot more stressful to find a working non-Tesla level 3 EV charger. As for reliability, you can't dismiss the uptime testing reports by respectable organizations stating that non-tesla charger uptime is much worse.
@@EforElectric Sad you had to end that with a personal attack. I liked you and would have been happy to give you a detailed and thoughtful reply. Now, I am simply time to say goodbye.
I have a BZ4X 2024 and I think the only issue is the time charging is so disappointing at this point but for winter on Canada Toyota batteries are more resistants and efficient than Tesla
While the Model Y is fast and flashy, the Toyota bZ4X offers a solid electric experience with no compromises on comfort, safety, and sustainability.
Other than anything, even in USA charching is still big problem. When we Tesla owners start charge our cars on an other brands station, we can compare the cars but for now Tesla is far away! 🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️
Lastly, the review didn't mention bZ4X's standout feature... its AWD handling provided by Subaru. What it delivers is quite impressive, making it a true SUV rather than a Crossover.
All of these legacy EVs look like from past century compared to high end Chinese EVs. Especially the Japanese and Korean ones can't sell in China they had to pull out. Do some reviews on true Tesla competition such as BYD and nio, xpeng EVs
Who wants the car that will spy on you? China's cars are more toys than cars.
The wheels never fell anyone’s car, it was a recall from Toyota to be safe and they offered to buy back all models. Toyota is conservative. They’d sacrifice range for reliability. In about a few years time, Toyota will lead in EVs like with their hybrids. My 2013 and 2017 hybrids are going on 215k and 110k without any major issues. The 2013 had a battery replacement at 210k miles but the car drives like it did 11 years ago. I have the 2024 BZ4X and that is a beautiful car and cushy ride and I have it on a lease for $217 monthly and plan to trade in for another BZ when the lease is up.
Any plans to compare Model Y with its Chinese competitors?
No because it's not on the US market
FSD biggest scam? You will eat those words when they go live.
next year right?
I would have to agree with Alex on this. It has been a Longshot bet that many previous owners will never get to fully use on their Teslas. The price tag to volunteer for a half-baked beta product is ridiculous. My wife considered it on her 2018 M3 but I'm glad she didn't as she's looking for a new car now and would never have got to fully use it.
Paying $12,000 for something that may not go live during the time you actually own the car IS a scam. It’s been promised for years now but still is not available yet.
I loved that David Blane reference. Fun!
DC fast charging - Toyota’s BZ4x limits charging to once per day, correct? 😮
Not correct. The latest update changed it to at least 3 fast charges per day.
I like how Toyota looks like, but the range compared to a long range Tesla y makes me think about getting Tesla (
so, the model Y side mirrors cannot be adjusted? interesting. a little hard to believe…
…and no one i follow has said anything about it. must be tricky to drive
Manually. You can't adjust them manually
@@EforElectrici don’t think you specified manually but i know now, that’s what you had in mind.
@@EforElectric who cares? I don't see why you put so much emphasis on this. It doesn't have an ashtray either, but no mention of that??
I haven’t owned a car in the last 20 years that you can adjust side mirrors manually (Honda,Nissan,Toyota,Tesla) unless literally pushing the mirrors is considered “manual” adjustment 😂.
Worst name for the worst EV in the world. Hope the wheels don't fall off.
One way info
I can say the same about your comment but I have no idea what it means. You want to complete a sentence here buddy?
I just want an electric van. These stupid crossovers have low roofs and terrible cargo space.
I stopped watching after I heard the Toyota is not getting the federal tax credit Lol
Love the channel, keep up the good work. Anything you can say about GM Equinox EV which should be out soon/now?
Heller Brooks
No compare ..... toyota rather sell hybrids .... I'm going full electric for my next car. Preferable a model y .
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MacGyver Inlet
EVGO has 20 chargers in all of America lol
That is embarrassingly incorrect. I mean you've heard of Google, right? It's very easy not to sound like a complete idiot so get to it
Konopelski Ville
I can't get past how ugly the BZ4X is. Red paint makes it look like a Deadpool themed Matchbox car
Actually I really like the design but different taste for different people
Bz4x is a car, Tesla is a toy.
At least Tesla has figured out how to keep their wheels from falling off
@@EforElectric Alex, you should know better. "Whompy wheels" and that was on customer's cars. Let's drop this stupid joke.
Run the other way. Toyota lost a very loyal customer.
Never again.
tesla model y is sooo boring, especially the interior... BZ4X definitely looks more interesting and modern.