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Toyota plots an all-electric Highlander SUV, will the Tundra and Tacoma be next?

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After a slow start, Toyota is looking to shake things up with its next round of electric cars. Toyota’s second best-selling SUV in the US, the Toyota Highlander, is going fully electric. The Japanese automaker has been notoriously slow in transitioning to fully electric vehicles. of Toyota’s total sales.

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Lincoln to introduce first EV next year; full portfolio of connected and electrified vehicles by 2030

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Lincoln will debut its first global fully electric vehicle next year, the first step toward electrifying its entire portfolio of vehicles by the end of the decade. The new electric vehicle will debut as the brand celebrates its 100 th anniversary next year and accelerates growth in North America and China.

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Ford delays electric three-row SUV with new EV pickup arriving in 2026

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Ford electric Explorer SUV (Source: Ford) After EV sales picked up in the first quarter, Ford is scaling back as it delays plans to launch its new three-row electric SUV. Ford’s electric vehicle sales surged 86% in the first three months of the year, enough to secure second in the US EV market behind Tesla.

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Toyota to build battery factory for electric vehicles creates 1,750 jobs 

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Toyota to build battery factory for electric vehicles creates 1,750 jobs . Toyota announced that it is planning to build a battery factory to support electric vehicles production in North Carolina. “Which will pave the way for battery electric vehicles built here in the United States of America,” he adds.

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Toyota US boss says company is ‘catching up’ on electric vehicles

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Is Toyota catching up in the US electric vehicle market? Although Toyota’s US boss, Ted Ogawa, admits it’s behind Tesla, he believes the company is “catching up” on electric vehicles and new tech. Toyota has been among the biggest laggards in shifting to fully electric vehicles.

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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

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Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Volvo scores massive nearly half a billion loan for its new EV platform

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Volvo is getting a massive €420 million ($460M) loan as the automaker moves to a fully electric future by 2030. The funding will be used for building a new EV platform, including the necessary research and development that comes with it. It will also support advanced manufacturing tech for an efficient rollout.

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