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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey to become Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in-hybrid vehicles and batteries

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The second-generation Toyota C-HR will be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya—about 150 km east of Istanbul. Its eight European manufacturing plants are located in Portugal, the UK, France, Poland, Czech Republic and Turkey.

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First electric BMW M3 confirmed as a quad-motor EV powerhouse

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During a roundtable interview in Portugal this week, BMW’s product development chief, Frank Weber, confirmed the rumors. more… The post First electric BMW M3 confirmed as a quad-motor EV powerhouse appeared first on Electrek. The BMW M3 sports sedan, the German automaker’s most iconic high-performance vehicle, is going electric.

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Toyota to supply its hydrogen fuel cell systems technology to Caetanobus SA (Portugal) Europe

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Toyota announced that it will provide its hydrogen fuel cell technology to Caetanobus SA in Portugal. —Dr Johan van Zyl, President and CEO, Toyota Motor Europe. The first fuel cell city buses will roll off the lines of Caetanobus SA in a little over a year, and are to be operated as demonstration buses by Caetanobus SA.

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Toyota co-brands zero-emission buses with CaetanoBus; battery-electric and fuel-cell electric

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Since 2019, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has integrated Toyota’s fuel cell technology, including fuel cell stacks, hydrogen tanks and other key components, into the hydrogen city buses manufactured by CaetanoBus. CaetanoBus, part of Toyota Caetano Portugal and Mitsui & Co, is a bus and chassis manufacturer in Portugal.

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Toyota, Air Liquide and CaetanoBus partner to accelerate the development of hydrogen mobility in Europe

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Air Liquide, CaetanoBus and Toyota Motor Europe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of developing integrated hydrogen solutions. CaetanoBus, part of Toyota Caetano Portugal and Mitsui & Co, is a bus and chassis manufacturer in Portugal.

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Toyota Motor Europe to supply fuel cell modules for train project as member of FCH2RAIL consortium

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) Fuel Cell Business will supply and integrate fuel cell modules into a zero-emission train prototype as part of the FCH2RAIL project in Europe. Current diesel trains have lower performance in terms of top speed and acceleration compared to vehicles powered by electric motors from overhead lines.

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Toyota Motor Europe strengthens strategic alliance with CaetanoBus and Finlog in fuel cell bus business

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Toyota Caetano Portugal (TCAP), the joint venture of Toyota Motor Europe (TME) and Salvador Caetano, strengthened its strategic alliance with CaetanoBus and Finlog by becoming the direct shareholder of the two Portuguese companies.

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