The Tesla Model Y and Toyota bZ4X (left) electric SUVs.
The Tesla Model Y and Toyota bZ4X (left) electric SUVs.
  • I drove Toyota's first mass-market electric vehicle, the bZ4X SUV. 
  • It's so-so range and slow charging speeds can't compete with the popular Tesla Model Y. 
  • But if you don't plan on taking long trips, the bZ4X may be a perfectly fine choice. 

For the longest time, if you wanted an electric car the obvious choice was a Tesla. That's changing fast. 

Toyota, the world's largest car company by sales, recently rolled out its first mass-market electric vehicle: the bZ4X SUV.