2026 Toyota bZ: improved, but still not a wheeeeeEV

The Toyota bZ is growing into a real EV. Following complaints-a-plenty from buyers of the bZ4x, the clunky name given to previous versions, Toyota has improved everything from the design to the charging port to the horsepower. But what hasn't changed, yet, is that Toyota is fully embracing the changes electric powertrains make possible.

Toyota made plenty of updates with the 2026 bZ, including cutting the name in half and adding a new trim, the bZ Woodland, an AWD-only, 375-hp (280-kW) trim that will arrive in early 2026. For the new bZ, which arrives later this year, the biggest changes are also the ones that will have the biggest impact on people's daily lives, as they both relate to charging.