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Redwood Materials partners with General Motors 

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Redwood Materials is partnering with General Motors to recycle the legacy automaker’s production scraps from its Ohio and Tennessee plants. link] — Redwood Materials (@RedwoodMat) May 23, 2024 General Motors has an Ultium battery factory in Ohio and Tennessee. billion battery plant in South Carolina.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. Debra Bushweit Galliani in 2013 with our first electric car.

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Toyota adopts Tesla’s NACS

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Tesla has gotten two new adoptees of the North American Charging Standard (NACS) in Toyota and Lexus, the companies announced on Thursday. Several large automakers have already adopted Tesla’s NACS connector, including Ford , General Motors , Honda, BMW, and Rivian, among others.

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Toyota North America joins Auto/Steel Partnership

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Toyota Motor North America has joined the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP). Auto/Steel Partnership is a consortium of steel mills including members of the American Iron and Steel Institute’s Automotive Applications Council; General Motors Company; Stellantis; Toyota and tier one affiliates.

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Toyota Might Consider GR Variants of Crossover Models

The Truth About Cars

While it would be incredibly simple to write such musings off as a cynical marketing exercise, it doesn’t seem that Toyota is eager to sully the measures of performance cred enjoyed by the GR name. Given the deep history between Toyota and Gazoo Racing, it is unlikely that’ll happen in this instance, so we don’t expect a GR Grand Highlander.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants Toyota to join ‘NACS coalition’

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants Toyota to join the coalition of automakers that have already adopted the company’s charging connector, known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS). Toyota has been noted as an automaker that has lagged in the adoption of EVs, instead opting for hybrid powertrains.

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Lexus brand will lead Toyota on Tesla’s Gigacasting techniques

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Toyota luxury brand Lexus will lead the Japanese automaker into the use of Tesla’s Gigacasting techniques, after a handful of companies have announced plans this year to invest in transitioning to the technology for future electric vehicle (EV) production. In addition, Lexus plans to offer only battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) by 2035.

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