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Toyota preps new large electric SUV, is this the Highlander EV we’ve been waiting for?

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Another fully electric large Toyota SUV is on its way. Toyota announced it’s preparing its three-row electric SUV as part of a new $1.4 billion investment in Indiana. Is this the electric Toyota Highlander EV we’ve been waiting for?

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Toyota preps new large electric SUV, is this the Highlander EV we’ve been waiting for?

Baua Electric

Another fully electric large Toyota SUV is on its way. Toyota announced it’s preparing its three-row electric SUV as part of a new $1.4 billion investment in Indiana. Is this the electric Toyota Highlander EV we’ve been waiting for? Toyota has invested $8 billion in Indiana so far. The new $1.4

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Toyota confirms second 3-row electric SUV for US production

Baua Electric

Toyota announced on Thursday that it plans to build a new three-row battery-electric SUV in Princeton, Indiana, with a corresponding $1.4 billion investment in the automaker’s Kentucky plant, to build a separate three-row battery-electric SUV. billion investment in the plant.

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Volkswagen starts US assembly of ID.4 in Chattanooga

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Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has started of production of its all-electric ID.4 4 compact SUV in Chattanooga, Tenn., the company’s first electric vehicle assembled in the United States. 4 is Volkswagen Group’s most popular all-electric model, with 190,000 units delivered to customers globally since its launch in 2021.

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Sedan Down: Subaru Halts Legacy Production

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As one would expect, Subaru said its discontinuation reflects market shifts from passenger cars to high-riding SUVs and crossovers. It goes on to note its efforts of transition to electrified and fully electric vehicles, with plans to produce an octet of EV models by 2028.&

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Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

made electric SUV —in Princeton, Indiana, starting in 2026. That complements the other Toyota 3-row electric SUV set to be made in Kentucky in 2025. And Disneyland has now confirmed that its Autopia ride will go fully electric in 2026. Toyota confirmed a second 3-row U.S.-made

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

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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. million Toyota vehicles sold in the US last year , only 9,329 were all-electric, or less than 0.5%.

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