Toyota will use actual names for its EVs going forward, not gibberish like bZ4X

Toyota has finally given up on its insane EV naming scheme. The bZ4X will remain as an example of what happens when you try too hard to name a car ("bZ" stood for "beyond Zero", in case you were wondering, "4" was the size of the car in Toyotaspeak and "X" referred to it being a crossover). And what happens is you end up with gibberish that seems to have been generated by a random letter and number generator intended to create secure passwords (we're surprised special characters weren't used too!).

Thankfully, this chapter will be behind us. Toyota has confirmed that its new Urban Cruiser EV is going to start a new trend for the marque, and that is using names from its back catalogue for upcoming EVs. We are, of course, all for this.

This comes straight from Andrea Carlucci, Toyota Europe's director of marketing and product development, who said the bZ4X will "remain a bit isolated" in the company's portfolio. Interestingly, returning to sanity (aka actual names) was apparently "a clear request from Europe that was very much heard and followed by Japan".

What's wrong with Americans and why were they okay with gibberish naming (that's what this implies), we'll probably never find out. Carlucci said: "We have a number of models. If you start multiplying by technology, by segment, the nameplates tend to proliferate too much. We wanted to rationalize this". Better late than never, right?

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