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TEPCO and Toyota develop stationary storage battery system using EV batteries

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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. 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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Ford low-cost EV platform, hybrids; Toyota US EV plant; 2025 Porsche Taycan: Today’s Car News

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Toyota adds to its Kentucky EV plans. And before its Gen 2 EVs have launched, Ford starts touting its Gen 3 EV project that could face Tesla and China on cost. Ford CEO Jim Farley, during the company’s Q4 2023 earnings call Tuesday afternoon, noted. The Porsche Taycan boasts better numbers all around.

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Toyota providing mobile retail fuel cell vehicle to support reconstruction in Fukushima Prefecture

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and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) are partnering to establish a mobile retail business that uses a fuel cell vehicle in specified reconstruction and revitalization bases. With the aim of more sustainable community building, the two towns will work together with partner companies to resolve issues faced by local residents.

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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

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If you were waiting for a smaller, cheaper Toyota electric car, you may have to keep waiting. Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota’s European product development boss, Andrea Carlucci, told Autocar that battery costs make a cheap EV unlikely. million vehicles globally last year.

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Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

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Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Co., Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Co., Taking on the challenge of racing in the Super Taikyu Series next year using biomass-derived synthetic fuel (Subaru and Toyota).

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Renault and VW may partner on low-cost BEV minicar

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The French automaker’s CEO, Luca de Meo, said at the Geneva Motor Show that the company is in “good discussions” with VW, according to a report in Automotive News Europe. The company said it could then apply these same measures to its other EVs, including the newly launched Renault 5 and the upcoming Renault 4 small SUV.

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Toyota develops first neodymium-reduced, heat-resistant magnet for electric motors

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Toyota Motor Corporation has developed the world’s first neodymium-reduced, heat-resistant magnet. A portion of the neodymium has been replaced with lanthanum (La) and cerium (Ce), which are low-cost rare earths, reducing the amount of neodymium used in the magnet. Source: Toyota. Source: Toyota. Source: Toyota.

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