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Toyota starts production of 5th-generation hybrid powertrain in Europe for new Corolla

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The latest Toyota hybrid electric low-emission powertrains will be made at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) for the new Corollas manufactured at TMUK and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT). 5th generation hybrid transmission 1.8L.

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Tesla and Mercedes batteries, less-affordable electrics, Twitter poll results: Today's Car News

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Mercedes-Benz investing in battery production in Poland. Volkswagen's chairman says small electric cars won't be as affordable for low-income consumers as internal combustion models. A new report says Tesla is looking for new battery partners in China. And our readers weigh in on whether they'd buy an electric Cadillac.

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Tesla launches its 2nd-cheapest, longest-range Model Y in select European countries

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The new Model Y variant currently stands as the second most-affordable and longest range variant of the all-electric crossover. The Model Y Long Range RWD starts at 48,990 euros ($52,500), making it the second most affordable variant of the vehicle in the countries where it is offered.

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Stellantis: new hydrogen Ram Trucks will be made in Mexico

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This year, we are starting production of larger vehicles in Poland,” Stellantis’ hydrogen program, Jean-Michel Billig, told German-language magazine Welt. And, as such, they can’t afford the kind of downtime that many fleet managers currently associate with battery electrics. In the US, that means RAM Trucks. Work trucks.

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Stellantis Investors Fume Over CEO Pay Amid Job Cuts, Plant Closures, Supplier Strife

The Truth About Cars

As for the shifting production locales, we touched on this a little when we noted that the Alfa Romeo Milano ( now known as the “Junior” ) had angered the Italian Business Minister due to being produced in Poland. However, Stellantis is also trying to shift EV assembly to places like Morocco due to their lower-than-average labor costs.

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Tesla Model 3 revealed as having the highest EV sales volume worldwide

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While Tesla commands the electric car market in the likes of Canada, USA, China, the United Kingdom and Australia, Nissan is the EV leader in many European countries such as Portugal, Poland, Ireland and Hungary. .

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EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

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While the EU remains on track to meet its 2020 emissions reduction target, updated data shows Member States cannot afford to take progress beyond that date for granted. Poland and France also saw large growth in emissions. The data clearly show a need to break further the link between emissions and economic growth.

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