Revenge of the Electric Car

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Tesla + Toyota

Revenge of the Electric Car

Tesla has breathed new life into the recently shut down NUMMI plant in Fremont, announcing its plans last week to team up with Toyota to start making its $50,000 electric Model S at the NUMMI plant. Resurrection of NUMMI auto plant by Tesla and Toyota lifts spirits all over Fremont. By Patrick May. pmay@mercurynews.com.

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Toyota digs for Lithium

Revenge of the Electric Car

Toyota Tsusho Corp, a trading house and key Toyota supplier that Toyota owns 22 percent of, just announced that it would be jointly developing a new lithium project in Argentina with the Australian-listed Orocobre Ltd. For more information read: Toyota in Argentine Lithium Deal for Hybrid Car Push. By Eriko Amaha.

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Nissan and Toyota Set Japanese Standard

Revenge of the Electric Car

Nissan and Toyota agree to standardize their EV charging stations in Japan — and hope this leads to an international standard. For more details, read the story: Toyota, Nissan to standardize electric car recharger. Credit: Toyota Motor). Tags: EV Chargers International Business Deals Nissan Toyota. Chademo logo.

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Toyota To Show EV Concept Car At Detroit Auto Show

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Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. said today that it will show a small electric concept vehicle at the Detroit auto show next month.&# - Toyota Division Communications. How much market share do they want to concede to Toyota, Tesla and Mitsubishi? Coincidences can be fun.

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Tom Hanks, The New Yorker — and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

Instead, I found what was purported to be the very last electric car available for sale in the state of California—a Toyota EV. Tags: In the Media Tom Hanks Toyota RAV4-EV. However, by the time I began shopping for an all-electric car, in 2003, the EV1 had already been yanked from showrooms as if the car had never existed.

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Voltageville, USA

Revenge of the Electric Car

In 2003 Vacaville, also known as Voltageville , was miles ahead of other cities with over 100 electric cars on the road in both GM EV1 s and Toyota RAV4-EV s. Sacramento’s News 10 reports on the electric cars of Vacaville, CA. But the CARB ZEV mandate was rescinded in 2003 due to pressure from the automakers.

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Smart Move

Revenge of the Electric Car

in 2013, but Toyota Motor Corp. in 2013, but Toyota Motor Corp. Smart also is joining a growing group of auto makers betting on electric vehicles. Nissan Motor Co. is the most ambitious, with plans to sell as many as 150,000 electric cars in the U.S. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. Nissan Motor Co. General Motors Corp.,

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