Toyota resumed taking leasing orders for its first mass-produced electric vehicle in Japan on Wednesday, halving a one-time fee to attract interest in a car that suffered a safety recall after just two months on the market.
The automaker said the bZ4X crossover is available through lease only in its home market, where gasoline-electric hybrid models are more popular than EVs in part because consumers prefer not to have to worry about battery life and resale value.
When Toyota introduced the car in May, it charged a one-time application fee of ¥770,000 ($5,175) on top of a ¥107,800 monthly lease for the first four years of a 10-year contract.