Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The top 10 global producers of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles are all Asian companies, according to an analysis posted on the Visual Capitalist. Chinese companies make up 56% of the EV battery market, followed by Korean companies (26%) and Japanese manufacturers (10%).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2021

While the lithium-ion battery is dominant in battery-electric vehicles, NiMH batteries are still the most common in full hybrid vehicles (HEVs), according to a new report—“ Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle Markets 2021-2041 ”—from IDTechEx.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2023

Toyota will assemble an all-new, three-row, battery electric SUV at Toyota Kentucky starting in 2025. The company’s first US-assembled BEV will be powered by batteries from Toyota North Carolina. The new battery plant, which is currently under construction, will receive an additional $2.1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2022

Toyota Motor North America has embarked on a mission to create a sustainable, closed-loop battery ecosystem for its electrified powertrains. In connection with these goals, Toyota and Redwood Materials will explore a series of end-of-life battery solutions for Toyota’s proposed battery ecosystem.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

JERA, the largest power generation company in Japan, responsible for about 30% of Japan’s electricity, and Toyota Motor have built and deployed the first large-capacity “Sweep Energy Storage System”. The sweep function, developed by Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc., The sweep function, developed by Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Toyota Motor Corporation announced the Toyota bZ3, the second model in its bZ series. The bZ3 is a battery electric sedan jointly developed for the Chinese market by BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY CO., BTET)—a joint venture established by Toyota and BYD Company Ltd. BYD)—and FAW Toyota Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2023

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a conductive polymer coating—called HOS-PFM—that could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The HOS-PFM coating conducts both electrons and ions at the same time.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2023

Yaocai Bai and Yuzhang Li have received the 2023–2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowships for projects in green energy technology. Dr Bai is the focus area lead for the Advanced Resource Recovery research thrust in DOE’s ReCell Center for Advanced Battery Recycling. This is the ninth year that the fellowships have been awarded.

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Teslarati

JUNE 13, 2023

Toyota is one of the world’s most respected carmakers, but there is little doubt that the Japanese auto giant has been lagging in the battery-electric vehicle segment. And when Toyota actually released an all-electric car to rival best-sellers like the Tesla Model Y, it was so uninspiring that few were sold.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Toyota will invest approximately $3.4 billion (¥380 billion) in automotive batteries in the United States through 2030. Specifically, the investment is for developing and localizing automotive battery production, including those for battery electric vehicles, and is part of the global total of approximately $13.5

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2024

Toyota accelerates mass production of diverse EV batteries by making PEVE a wholly owned subsidiary Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has. continued] The post Toyota Motor Corporation Strengthens Battery Production Capabilities appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Toyota is expanding its 2023 Corolla lineup with four new Hybrid grades, including a more powerful hybrid system and available all-wheel drive. Toyota is also expanding its Corolla Cross family with the first hybrid model in that lineup. All 2023 Corolla Hybrid models gain a more powerful Toyota Hybrid System. Corolla Hybrid.

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EV Specifications

OCTOBER 4, 2023

LG Energy Solution and Toyota Motor North America today announced that they have signed a supply agreement for lithium-ion battery modules to be used in Toyota battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that will be assembled in the United States. The battery modules, consisting.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Toyota continues to stay the course with nickel-metal hydride battery cells for many of its hybrid vehicles, even though most other hybrid vehicles from other brands have moved on to using lithium-ion cells exclusively.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Magnesium batteries have long been considered a potentially safer and less expensive alternative to lithium-ion batteries, but previous versions have been severely limited in the power they delivered. The combination affords a Mg battery that delivers a specific power of up to 30.4?kW?kg —Dong et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2012

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have signed an agreement on collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells and have begun said research. Earlier post.). liter and 2.0 liter diesel engines to TME starting in 2014.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Toyota Motor North America has selected Greensboro-Randolph Megasite as the location for Toyota’s new $1.29-billion billion automotive battery manufacturing plant, to be named Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC). million vehicles per year. million vehicles per year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Toyota’s next generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a new set of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. A more compact hydrogen storage cabinet behind the cab houses six hydrogen tanks with the same capacity as previous prototypes while a new, more powerful lithium-ion battery helps smooth out the power flow to the electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The Toyota Corolla Hybrid enters the 2023 model year as a thoroughly upgraded model. All Corolla Hybrid models upgrade to new Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 To mark the sporty SE grade joining the enlarged Corolla Hybrid family for 2023, Toyota is offering a special SE Infrared Edition, with both FWD and AWD versions available.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 31, 2023

Toyota on Wednesday confirmed that it will assemble a three-row battery electric SUV at its Georgetown, Kentucky, plant starting in 2025.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 22, 2022

Toyota and Redwood Materials will repurpose and recycle lithium-ion batteries in North America.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2020

Toyota has launched the new model RAV4 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) through dealerships in Japan. The new RAV4 PHEV aims to boost the fun-to-drive appeal of RAV4, adopting the newly developed Toyota Hybrid System (THS II). The fifth generation RAV4 was released in April 2019.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have discovered a promising new version of high-energy magnesium batteries, with potential applications ranging from electric vehicles to battery storage for renewable energy systems. —Dong et al. Dong et al.

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Teslarati

MAY 31, 2023

Toyota is taking the leap and investing more in the United States. The veteran automaker plans to invest more in its North Carolina battery plant in preparation for a new battery-electric SUV. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc (TMMK) will produce the all-electric, three-row SUV starting in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2019

Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation have concluded a business-integration contract and a joint-venture contract toward the establishment of a new joint venture related to the automotive prismatic battery business by the end of 2020 (pending approval from the competition-law authorities in the countries and regions concerned).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Toyota unveiled the all-new Prius in a livestream event from Japan, with Series Parallel Hybrid (HEV) models to launch in winter this year and Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) models to launch in spring 2023. The new Prius comes with Toyota’s first 2.0-liter The Prius was first launched in 1997. liter Plug-in Hybrid System.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk® Are solid-state electric vehicle (EV) batteries a solution to some of the issues with the lithium-ion batteries powering our EVs today? The environmental implications of moving to solid-state EV batteries are significant.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

With the refresh for 2021 Camry models, Toyota is introducing the first XSE Hybrid grade, combining the Camry’s most fuel-efficient powertrain with its highest expression of the sport and luxury blend. liter V-6; and next-generation Toyota Hybrid System (THS II). Toyota Hybrid System. 2021 Camry XSE Hybrid. The Dynamic Force 2.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2021

Scientists have made a major advance in harnessing machine learning to accelerate the design for better batteries. He said the results overturn long-held assumptions about how lithium-ion batteries charge and discharge and give researchers a new set of rules for engineering longer-lasting batteries.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Toyota Motor and LG Power Resolution signed a provide pledge for lithium-ion battery modules for worth within the Eastern automaker’s battery electrical cars that can be assembled within the U.S., the corporations mentioned on Wednesday.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

and Toyota Motor Corporation have agreed to start a verification project that entails construction of a large-capacity storage battery system that reuses electrified vehicle batteries, as well as examination of the recycling of used batteries. Chubu Electric Power Co.,

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It seems like legacy automakers, including Toyota, Stellantis, Ford, and General Motors, are starting to embrace the EV transition. Detroit’s Big 3 and Toyota all announced investments in battery plants these last few weeks. Toyota’s US Battery Plant. On Monday, Toyota announced plans to invest $3.4

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Another fully electric large Toyota SUV is on its way. Toyota announced it’s preparing its three-row electric SUV as part of a new $1.4 Is this the electric Toyota Highlander EV we’ve been waiting for? A new large Toyota electric SUV is coming to the US Since 2021, Toyota has invested 18.6 The new $1.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic) have agreed to begin studying the feasibility of creating a joint business focused specifically on high-capacity prismatic batteries for automotive applications. What types of batteries will they require? If we look at the future, where do we see growth?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

PPES—the joint venture between Panasonic Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation—and Nexeon, the company developing advanced silicon materials for next generation lithium-ion batteries, have agreed to extend their funded joint development agreement (JDA). —Dr Scott Brown, CEO of Nexeon.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

For 2021, Toyota has fully rebooted the Mirai, originally offered in 2016, as a premium rear-wheel drive sports-luxury fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) with striking design, cutting-edge technology, more engaging driving performance and a significantly longer EPA-estimated range rating. Operation of the FC system and battery is seamless.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 21, 2019

Toyota has been a laggard in the race to transition to electric cars. The company was an early leader in fuel-efficient hybrids, but has since focused on developing fuel-cell vehicles, and executives have expressed skepticism about electric cars and lithium-ion batteries.

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