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Toyota invests more in the United States for battery & BEV production

Teslarati

The veteran automaker plans to invest more in its North Carolina battery plant in preparation for a new battery-electric SUV. Toyota’s electric SUV will be assembled in the United States, qualifying for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) electric vehicle (EV) tax incentives. Toyota is investing another $2.1

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Toyota and Nissan EV tax credit, Vinfast US plant, breaking down the EV partisan divide: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which automaker announced plans to build electric SUVs in North Carolina? What is the most expensive material widely needed for EV batteries? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 1, 2022.

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VinFast Announces New U.S. Dealers Across Several States

The Truth About Cars

is the VF 8 SUV. VinFast’s North Carolina factory will be up and running by next year and is expected to start production by the end of 2025. VinFast’s North Carolina factory will be up and running by next year and is expected to start production by the end of 2025. Image: VinFast] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Report: Toyota To Build Subaru Three-Row EV in Kentucky

The Truth About Cars

The brotherly love is expected to continue with a new three-row SUV in 2025. Its Kentucky facility is getting a multi-million-dollar retooling to support EV production and will eventually source batteries from another Toyota plant in North Carolina. Neither automaker’s current EVs are eligible for U.S.

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VinFast Went Public and Quickly Exceeded Legacy Automakers' Valuations

The Truth About Cars

The company invited journalists to Vietnam to drive its new electric SUV, the VF8, only to be met with reviews ranging from “send it back” to “not ready for sale.” Despite that, the automaker has shipped its first units to customers here and is moving forward with its factory in North Carolina.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

VinFast invited Canadian and American automotive journalists to California to drive the 2023 VF 8, an all-electric midsize two-row SUV. The company has ambitious plans to import the three-row VF 9 by the end of 2023 and the two-row VF 7 in the first part of 2024, both of which are electric SUVs built in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

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EV tax credit supply chain rules ease, but China restrictions remain

Baua Electric

In a coordinated push through federal agencies, the Biden administration on Friday released a revised set of regulations applying to the EV tax credit that will ultimately make the credit easier to claim for a wider range of vehicles in 2025 and 2026 but no easier for Chinese companies to gain a foothold on the market.