Toyota Investing in EV Charging Network Ionna
Toyota says it’s investing in Ionna, teaming with seven other automakers to support the company’s implementation of its charging network for battery electric vehicles across North America. The investment announced Wednesday gives Toyota and Lexus customers access to the public…
FuelCell Energy and Toyota Motor North America Celebrate Launch of World’s First ‘Tri-gen’ Production System at the Port of Long Beach
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) and Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (Toyota) are celebrating the grand opening of the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen” system at the Port of Long Beach, California, today. Tri-gen uses biogas to produce renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen, and…
EnergyHub & Toyota Collaborate to Support the Electrical Grid and Improve EV Ownership Experience
EnergyHub announces that they are collaborating with Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) to improve the electric vehicle (EV) ownership experience. A direct integration with EnergyHub’s platform enables Toyota and Lexus drivers to take advantage of certain utility programs designed to…
Toyota to Build Electric SUV at Kentucky Plant with $1.3 Billion Investment
Toyota has announced plans to invest $1.3 billion in its Kentucky facility to build a three-row electric SUV for the U.S. market. The new investments are part of the automaker’s efforts to implement an electric vehicle production line at the…
Toyota Plans to Expand Battery EV Line-up in Europe to 6 Models by 2026
Toyota Motor said on Monday it would increase its line-up of battery electric vehicles in Europe to six models by 2026 and it expected such vehicles to make up more than 20per cent of new car sales in the region…
Toyota’s US$8 Billion EV Push to Ignite Electrification and Job Growth
Japanese automotive giant Toyota has recently unveiled its latest investment plan, totaling almost US$8 billion, to expand its new manufacturing plant Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC). This move will create approximately 3,000 new jobs, increasing the total investment in…
Toyota Agrees to Use Recycled Materials for Future EVs
Toyota Motor Corp. TM, it reached an agreement with private battery recycling company Redwood Materials Inc. to expand a previous recycling agreement to re-use materials from the car maker’s hybrid and battery electric vehicles. Terms of the deal were not…
Driving Toyota’s EV Faux-Manual Transmission Simulator
The manual transmission has all but faded into obscurity here in America, and the transition to electric vehicles devoid of multi-speed gearboxes at all promises to (eventually) put a final nail in the coffin. There is a glimmer of hope,…
Toyota to Invest Another $8B into North Carolina EV Battery Factory
Toyota said Tuesday it will invest another $8 billion into its first EV battery factory in North America, as the Japanese automaker tries to ramp up its electrification program and introduce 30 battery electric models globally by the end of…
Toyota to Show off Small Electric Truck
Pickup trucks are finally getting small again. Toyota will likely join the trend soon. The brand will use the Japan Mobility Show (formerly the Tokyo Auto Show) to show off a compact electric truck. It’s officially a concept. But it…
