{"id":49586,"date":"2023-05-13T12:03:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T16:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=49586"},"modified":"2023-05-13T12:03:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T16:03:23","slug":"2023-lexus-rz450e-epa-range-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=49586","title":{"rendered":"2023 Lexus RZ 450e: EPA Range And Price Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2023 Lexus RZ 450e is the first all-electric Lexus model available in the United States, and a direct cousin of the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra. The first 185 units were delivered in Q1 2023.<\/p>\n

The car is based on Toyota’s e-TNGA platform, just like the two other Japanese models, but it’s a bit different. It has a different combination of motors and batteries.<\/p>\n

First of all, there are only dual-motor, all-wheel drive (AWD) versions. The front motor is rated at up to 150 kilowatts (kW), while the rear motor has up to 80 kW of power, for a total system output of just under 230 kW. For reference, the AWD versions of the Toyota bZ4X<\/a> and Subaru Solterra<\/a> are equipped with two 80-kW motors (for up to 160 kW total), while the front-wheel drive (FWD) versions are rated at up to 150 kW. It seems that Lexus<\/a> simply combined the 150-kW front motor from the Toyota bZ4X’s FWD version, with the 80-kW rear motor from the AWD version – at least this is how we see it.<\/p>\n

In effect, the Lexus RZ 450e<\/a>\u00a0has more power and better acceleration. According to the specs, it can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5.0 seconds, compared to 6.5 seconds in the case of the Toyota bZ4X AWD.<\/p>\n

Another thing is the battery – 71.4-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery from Prime Planet Energy Solutions (Panasonic and Toyota’s joint venture). This is interesting because Toyota uses this battery version in its front-wheel drive versions of the bZ4X. In AWD versions of the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra, we can see a different 72.8-kWh battery with lithium-ion cells from CATL.<\/p>\n

We don’t know the details, but it seems that Lexus decided to stick with Panasonic’s cells, because this pack can be fast-charged at up to 150 kW, compared to only a 100 kW peak in the case of the 72.8-kWh version. Because of that, 0-80 percent state-of-charge (SOC) takes 30 minutes, instead of up to an hour.<\/p>\n

In other words, both the powertrain and battery are the best out of all used in the e-TNGA BEVs.<\/p>\n

Lexus reveals that the EPA-estimated range of the RZ 450e is 220 miles (354 km) in the case of the entry-level version with 18-inch wheels. When equipped with 20-inch wheels, the range is 196 miles (315 km) – 24 miles (or 10.9 percent) lower.<\/p>\n

Those range values (not yet listed on EPA’s website) are slightly lower than in the case of the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra (both 228 miles with 18-inch wheels and 222 miles with 20-inch wheels). That’s not good news, because the duo were not the range kings to begin with.<\/p>\n

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2023 Lexus RZ 450e Premium AWD 18-inch :: EPA Range rating by InsideEVs<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Combined<\/strong>
City
Highway<\/td>\n		220 miles (354 km)<\/strong>
N\/A
N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EPA Energy consumption<\/strong> (including charging losses):<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Combined<\/strong>
City
Highway<\/td>\n		107 MPGe: 315 Wh\/mi (196 Wh\/km)<\/strong>
115 MPGe: 293 Wh\/mi (182 Wh\/km)
98 MPGe: 344 Wh\/mi (214 Wh\/km)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n
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2023 Lexus RZ 450e Premium\/Luxury AWD 20-inch :: EPA Range rating by InsideEVs<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Combined<\/strong>
City
Highway<\/td>\n		196 miles (315 km)<\/strong>
N\/A
N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EPA Energy consumption<\/strong> (including charging losses):<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Combined<\/strong>
City
Highway<\/td>\n		95 MPGe: 355 Wh\/mi (220 Wh\/km)<\/strong>
102 MPGe: 330 Wh\/mi (205 Wh\/km)
87 MPGe: 387 Wh\/mi (241 Wh\/km)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Energy consumption, including charging losses, are also slightly higher than in the case of the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra and stands at:<\/p>\n