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Toyota and Lexus partner with WattTime to offer lower emissions EV charging program

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Toyota Motor North America recently entered into an agreement with environmental tech nonprofit WattTime to provide certain health and environmental impact data to Toyota and Lexus customers with eligible vehicles to enable them to find ideal charging times to reduce emissions when charging at home.

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EnergyHub & Toyota Collaborate to Support the Electrical Grid and Improve EV Ownership Experience

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A direct integration with EnergyHub’s platform enables Toyota and Lexus drivers to take advantage of certain utility programs designed to reduce the cost of charging for EV customers, while helping utilities.

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Lexus RZ 450e quick spin: Luxury electric SUV first Australian drive

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The Toyota-owned Japanese luxury brand Lexus already has the UX 300e battery electric SUV on-sale in Australia. While the UX 300e is something of a compliance car, sharing its fundamental platform with ICE brethren, the RZ is the first dedicated Lexus EV. 2023 Lexus RZ 450e steering yoke. So what about equipment?

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WeaveGrid collaborates with Toyota to enable V2G integration with selected utilities – Charged EVs

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Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is expected to support a cleaner, more resilient electrical grid, while enabling EV owners to save money while charging their vehicles. However, some sort of managed charging platform will be needed to match up EV owners with local utilities.

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Toyota Expands V2G Research with San Diego Gas & Electric Company Collaboration

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Toyota Motor North America and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) have agreed to collaborate on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) research for battery electric vehicles using a Toyota bZ4X.

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Toyota Industries Corp. Develops Solar Charging Station for EVs and PHEVs

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Toyota Industries’ solar charging station. Toyota Industries Corp (TIC) has developed a solar charging station for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). The station is grid connected, and also captures power generated by the 1.9 kWh storage battery, for subsequent use in charging. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota to debut 2 BEVs, 1 PHEV for US this year; says research shows BEVs & PHEVs have similar environmental benefits

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Between now and 2025, Toyota and Lexus models, globally, will have an electrified option. The research found: GHG of a currently available BEV model and PHEV model are roughly the same in on-road performance when factoring in pollutants created by electricity production for the average US energy grid used to charge batteries.

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