Toyota Registers bZ Series Trademark In India

Toyota has applied for the bZ trademark in India, the ‘bZ’ nomenclature stands for  “beyond zero,” or cars that exceed being “just zero-emission,” according to Toyota.The company has applied for eleven names to be trademarked in India – BZ, BZ1, BZ1X, BZ2, BZ2X, BZ3, BZ3X, BZ4, BZ4X, BZ5, and BZ5X. The first car in this series, which is being called the BZ4X All-Electric SUV Concept, was revealed earlier this week.The BZ4X electric SUV is based on Toyota’s e-TNGA platform and is co-developed with Subaru. The bZ4X concept looks quite similar to a Toyota RAV4, but it has a longer wheelbase and a more angular styling. The new front is part of Toyota’s “hammerhead” look, which will make its way to other Toyota cars.Black wheel arch trim is present on the sides and the roof gets a contrasting color. The back follows the trend and incorporates a full-width LED light bar with side-hugging tail lights.The cabin, shown in what appears to be nearly production-ready guise, has been designed primarily to give the driver “a sense of direct connection to the road and to important information”. There is also a yoke steering wheel which is claimed to improve visibility. The digital gauge cluster is set back far apart from the steering wheel, again for better visibility and below it Toyota has placed forward-facing cameras for driver assistance features.The Toyota bZ4X also gets an advanced steer-by-wire system. A large touchscreen extends up out of the center console, which has a rotary shifter placed in the middle and storage underneath with two USB-C ports. It will also come equipped with a solar recharging system that along with a regenerating system, will add to the SUV’s range.