Toyota is all but admitting defeat with the recall of its bZ4X EV. The company recently penned a letter to customers who bought the electric SUV that was recalled, offering a full refund. In terms of launching your first readily-available EV, this is probably the worst thing that can happen.
The bZ4X, which was supposed to be Toyota’s first fully-electric SUV, officially hit the market in spring and was priced at a reasonable $42,000. It only took a couple of months for Toyota to recall every single bZ4X sold globally though — totaling about 2,700 — due to a major flaw. As wild as it sounds, there was a chance that the SUV’s wheels could fall off... yikes.
