T oyota's first (and only) modern EV is the bZ4X crossover, which is paired with the Lexus RZ and Subaru Solterra. Reviewers have settled on a few basic thoughts: the name is terr

The bZ4X is no one's favorite Toyota. Even Toyota doesn't seem to have much love for it, and neither the Subaru nor Lexus variants have fared much better. For 2025, it seems Toyota is finally updating the car to make it more competitive — at least in Europe.

Toyota announced updates to its European EV offerings, including an electric version of the Toyota C-HR called the C-HR Plus, and a refreshed bZ4X that addresses many of the electric crossover’s shortcomings.

The Toyota bZ4X electric crossover receives its first significant update with battery preconditioning, more powerful motors, and a larger touchscreen. Toyota announced the changes for the European market on Tuesday, but many of those changes are expected to follow in the North American market as well.

The bZ4X launched in 2022 as Toyota’s first fully electric SUV. Although it was expected to rival the Tesla Model Y and other top-selling electric SUVs, the bZ4X failed to live up to the task. “I think it’s fair to say that we experienced a few bumps in the road during the launch,