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Toyota to build $50M automotive battery lab at Michigan R&D headquarters

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Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Toyota) will invest nearly $50 million to construct a new laboratory facility at its North American R&D headquarters in York Township, Mich. Their research may also contribute to Toyota’s development of new electrified vehicle architectures.

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Toyota investing $383M in US engine production

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Toyota will invest $383 million in four of its US manufacturing plants—in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee—to support the production of four-cylinder engines, including options for hybrid electric vehicles. Toyota customers want vehicles that are fuel-efficient and electrified. Toyota Alabama: Huntsville, Ala., $222

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Tesla builds its 3 millionth car in factory once run by Toyota

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The post Tesla builds its 3 millionth car in factory once run by Toyota appeared first on The Driven. Tesla's Fremont factory, which delivered thousands of the early model electric cars to Australia, produces its 3 millionth EV.

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Toyota to build prototype city of the future, powered by hydrogen fuel cells

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At CES, Toyota revealed plans to build a prototype “city” of the future on a 175-acre (0.71 Building a complete city from the ground up, even on a small scale like this, is a unique opportunity to develop future technologies, including a digital operating system for the city’s infrastructure. km 2 ) site at the base of Mt.

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TEPCO and Toyota develop stationary storage battery system using EV batteries

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TEPCO HD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have developed a stationary storage battery system (1 MW output, 3 MWh capacity) that combines TEPCO’s operating technology and safety standards for stationary storage batteries and Toyota’s system technology for electrified vehicle storage batteries.

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Toyota Will Build A Three Row Electric SUV In Kentucky

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Toyota says it is making a further investment in its Kentucky factory to manufacture a battery electric three row SUV. The post Toyota Will Build A Three Row Electric SUV In Kentucky appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Toyota reveals hydrogen fuel cell electric Hilux prototype

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Toyota has unveiled a prototype hydrogen fuel cell electric Hilux. The pick-up was revealed at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s (TMUK) vehicle plant in Derby, England, where it has been developed in a joint project with consortium partners, supported by UK Government funding. Earlier post.)

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