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Toyota and Redwood Materials partnership takes the next step

Teslarati

“We believe this represents the first time that an automaker is both recycling end-of-life hybrid electric vehicle batteries, like those used in the Toyota Prius, and then returning those same recycled metals into that same automaker’s batteries for use in future electrified and all-electric vehicles,” Redwood said.

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Redwood Materials and Toyota announce new EV battery recycling collaboration

Teslarati

” The partnership will be based out of Redwood’s Northern Nevada Battery Materials Campus, where the companies will work together to collect, remanufacture, and recycle electric vehicle batteries from Toyota’s lineup. The partnership will hopefully create a closed-loop solution for batteries. .

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Feature: Are Eco-Friendly Cars Expensive to Own?

Clean Fleet Report

EV drivers in parts of the country where charging is more expensive (like Alabama, Illinois, and Nevada) can save as much as $7,500 in lifetime fuel costs or as little as $2,300. For example, Toyota has claimed that its Prius batteries can cover as much as 300,000 miles before needing to be replaced.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

Nevada and Florida ( AB 511 and CS/HB 1207 ) have approved legislation that provides the legislative intent to safely develop the operation of motor vehicles with autonomous technology on the public roads of their respective states but doesn’t give authorization to deploy the vehicles until the technical and legal issues are better understood.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. After that, the word spread fast.” Staubel Roadter intro at EAASV meeting.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A - Untitled Article

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

EAA Board of Director member Jerry Asher joined the caravan and provided support with the “Spirit of DC” Plug-in Toyota Prius hybrid. Six other electric cars joined the Tesla Roadster and “Spirit of DC” Plug-in Toyota Prius as part of the exhibition. At the end of the EV Fiesta, the couple departed for the Rampart Casino for lunch.

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Toyota was the most searched auto brand in 2023, but Tesla still dominates EV queries

Baua Electric

Still, the makers of the Prius, RAV4, and Tacoma dominated the searches on Google, according to MarketWatch Guides’ study. On the other hand, Tesla was the most popular automaker in one state – Nevada. Although Toyota hails itself as an “electrified” brand, it currently only offers one fully electric model in the US – the bZ4X.

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