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Toyota to assemble new 3-row electric SUV in Kentucky; additional $2.1B investment in North Carolina battery plant

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The company’s first US-assembled BEV will be powered by batteries from Toyota North Carolina. This brings total investment in Toyota North Carolina to $5.9 Production at the Liberty plant is slated to begin in 2025 with six battery production lines, four for hybrid electric vehicles and two for BEVs.

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AISIN to invest more than $200M in new production lines for two-motor hybrid transmissions in N Carolina

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AISIN Corporation, the fifth-largest Tier 1 auto supplier in the world, announced today that it will launch two new production lines with a total anticipated investment of more than $200 million at its AISIN North Carolina Corporation (ANC) facility in Durham, North Carolina.

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Toyota says North Carolina battery plant will pave the way for US-built EVs

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A Toyota battery plant in North Carolina will make cells starting in 2025, bound for American-built hybrid and electric vehicles, the company confirmed on Monday. billion plant in Randolph County, North Carolina, will provide 1,750 jobs and builds on a commitment to U.S.-built built batteries that.

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Duke Energy proposes $76M electric transportation program in North Carolina; Southeast’s largest utility EV initiative yet

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Duke Energy is proposing a $76-million initiative to spur EV adoption across the state of North Carolina—the largest investment in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure yet in the Southeast US. Currently, North Carolina has more than 10,000 plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles.

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Toyota launches flexible engine line at Kentucky plant, boosts hybrid vehicle capabilities

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engines for hybrid Toyota and Lexus products, with the ability to increase hybrid volume as needed to meet customer demand. In addition to providing engines for vehicles assembled on site, Toyota Kentucky’s powertrain plant supplies engines to six of the automaker’s seven vehicle plants across North America. turbo and 2.5L

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Toyota's $8M battery boost heralds US-made EVs, plug-in hybrids

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Toyota on Tuesday announced an expansion of its planned North Carolina battery plant to accommodate additional volume for EVs and plug-in hybrids. A new investment of nearly $8 billion will add eight EV and plug-in hybrid battery production lines to the two previously announced, Toyota said in a press release.

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Toyota to invest up to $5.6B in battery production in Japan and US

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billion will be newly invested in Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC; owned 90% by Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Scheduled to begin production in 2025, the North Carolina facility will produce batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and BEVs.

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