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Associated Press
Kageyama Yuri
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has 2,700 bZ4X crossovers With a major setback in Japanese automakers' ambitions to deploy electric cars that are recalling cars, worldwide for wheel bolts that may loosen.
Toyota said on Friday that the cause was still under investigation, but that the entire wheel came off and there was a risk of a crash.
"No one should drive these vehicles until a remedy is available," the company said in a statement.
According to Toyota, of the vehicles subject to recent recalls, about 2,200 were for Europe, 270 for North America, 112 for Japan, and 60 for other Asian countries. .. They were produced between March and June.
Launched about two months ago, the bZ4X is an important model in Toyota's plans to strengthen its electrical lineup.
Toyota plans to produce 30 EV models by 2030 and sell 3.5 million electric vehicles worldwide that year. Toyota has also invested JPY 2 trillion ($ 17.6 billion) in battery research and development to achieve such a goal.
The recalled model's name "bz", like any other piece, is a "Beyond Zero" series that includes sports utility vehicles and pickup trucks of all sizes. Represents. According to Toyota, a sports car.
Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury model makers, from some critics, hybrid cars and fuel cells, and efficient gas engines.
Demand for electric vehicles is expected to continue to grow, especially amid concerns about inflation and the Ukrainian war, especially due to the recent rise in gas prices, and people around the world are more concerned about climate change and the environment. I am becoming aware of it.
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