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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. North Carolina State University. Development of a Flex Fuel Mixing Controlled Combustion System for Gasoline/Ethanol Blends Enabled by Prechamber Ignition.

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Report: US-made 3-row electric SUV is Toyota Highlander EV

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The Toyota Highlander midsize SUV could go all-electric, while the Grand Highlander would continue with internal-combustion engines, according to a new report from CarBuzz. Toyota confirmed a 3-row electric SUV in 2023, due for 2025 production in Kentucky. lineup—for more conventional names, according to the report.

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Toyota confirms second 3-row electric SUV for US production

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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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Toyota to invest $1.3B to build EVs at its Kentucky plant

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billion investment in its Kentucky factory to build EVs, including its three-row electric SUV for the US market. It’s also adding a battery pack assembly line, with batteries being supplied by Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina. The other 24 are hybrid models, so that’s a fudge.

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Toyota will assemble Subaru 3-row EV in Kentucky, resources say

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Employees on the advanced put together the Camry, Camry Hybrid, RAV4 Hybrid and Lexus ES, in addition to four- and six-cylinder engines. Manufacturing of hydrogen gasoline mobile drivetrains for heavy-duty vehicles is ready to start out in December. Toyota has introduced investments of $5.9

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EIA estimates that alt fuel vehicles in fleets increased 7% from 2008 to 2009

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The limited availability and economic viability of E85 fuel means that the vast majority of AFVs owned by individuals burn traditional fuels (gasoline and diesel). Gasoline and diesel electric hybrids are not AFVs as defined in the Energy Policy Act of 1992; their predominant fuel source is not an alternative fuel.

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News: 2023 Toyota and Lexus New Products

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Hybrid tech added to the Corolla Cross. Corolla Cross Hybrid. The Corolla Cross, launched in 2021 with a gasoline engine, will be joined in 2023 by the compact crossover Corolla Cross Hybrid, one more gasoline-electric hybrid offering from Toyota. 4-cylinder gasoline engine replacing the 1.8L

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