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Toyota, Stellantis to build EV-battery factories in North America
Toyota, Stellantis to Build EV-Battery Factories in North America - WSJ
Toyota, Stellantis to Build EV-Battery Factories in North America
Car makers accelerate push into the American electric-vehicle market as President Biden toughens fuel-efficiency standards
A Toyota electric vehicle at an auto show in April. The Japanese company aims to invest $3.4 billion through 2030 to build electric-car batteries in the U.S.
PHOTO: HECTOR RETAMAL/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
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Not alone in feeling that Toyota is missing the EV-boat (article)
I want an EV. And since my Prius, I'd love it to be a Toyota.
But there are none.
Today I found this article, supposedly Toyota is lobbying against EV's. Not in the US myself, so I don't particularly care about the lobbying, but I had expected Toyota to be more technology driven instead of dragging its feet. And actively sabotaging, sorry, lobbying against e.g. California's right to have stricter emission rules is something I would not have expected.
Is it really that bad? From what I read here, people with the Mirai's are left in the cold as well. (I have a dislike for H2 for practical reasons and a total lack of objective reporting in newspapers about the downsides of H2, but our government is pushing it for some reason (also some lobbying going on???)).
BTW, unlike the US (or the US portrayed in sitcoms/movies), people here don't buy new cars very often, partly because they... -
Finally! Toyota is investing in large scale battery plans
Whatever the many reasons Toyota has taken so long to make this announcement... And yes it's just a bunch of promises, it's still a big step forward for leadership that have been a stick in the mud when it comes to transitioning to all electric vehicles
I'm sure we're all a little bit relieved that they are no longer gonna be anti-electric fossil fools claiming hybrid cars are superior to all-electric. It took a long time for them to accept that the future market requires major investments in all electric, not just resting on their already established hybrids:
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TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Tuesday it expected to spend more than $13.5 billion by 2030 to develop batteries and its battery supply system, in a bid to take a lead in the key automotive technology over the next decade.
The world's largest automaker by volume, which pioneered hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles with the popular Prius, is moving rapidly to deliver its first all-electric... -
2023 Prius to launch plug-in hydrogen electric vehicle. Corolla to offer hydrogen combustion engine
Per Forbes:
Toyota will be offering the next generation Prius as a hybrid hydrogen electric vehicle, battery electric for short trips such as commuting with a hydrogen fuel cell (presumably?) for longer trips. It appears this will be in addition to the next generation of the gasoline-electric hybrid system.
The Corolla will be offered with the option of a more powerful turbocharged gasoline engine or, in 2023, a hydrogen internal combustion engine in an unknown configuration. -
Impressive Hydrogen fuel cell performance
Radically New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to Transform Aviation, Backed by USAF - autoevolution
"This innovative fuel cell system was proven to deliver up to 2,000 watts per kilogram of specific power (three times more than liquid-cooled hydrogen), and an energy density of up to 1,500 watt-hours per kilogram, for a major increase in range."
That's about the same power density (specific power) as the best high-energy batteries and at least 6 times the energy density (specific energy). Very impressive if true. -
2022 Lucid Air Dream Edition R Exclusive First Drive: An Absolute Mic Drop
I know we have a Lucid Air Official Thread but I thought I'd give it some exposure first before moving the comments into the other thread.
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DOE findings on TCO: ICE, HEV's, PHEV's, & BEV's
Spoiler: HEV's show lowest TCO
Latest DOE study conducted by Argonne Labs: https://publications.anl.gov/anlpubs/2021/05/167399.pdf
Summation (bold mine): "Comparing across powertrains, the HEV is the vehicle powertrain with the lowest cost of ownership over a 15-year span, at 44.6¢/mile. The ICE-SI, ICE-CI, FCEV, and PHEV50 all have costs around 48¢/mile. The BEV300 has the highest cost, at 51.8¢/mile, though the shorter-range BEV200 (not pictured) has a cost of 45.3¢/mile. The comparatively high costs for BEV300 come from assumed battery costs of $170/kWh in 2025 in the Autonomie model (Islam et al. 2020), though BEV would reach cost parity with HEV at a cost of $102/kWh. For all powertrains, the vehicle cost is the single most expensive cost over the 15-year analysis window. Maintenance and repair taken together is the second most expensive for all powertrain types except FCEV. For petroleum-fueled... -
$100,000 income and $40,000 sales-price limit on EV tax credit
It looks like people earning over $100,000 or buying EVs priced over $40,000 will no longer be able to claim the EV tax credit.
US senate passes nonbinding amendment to limit EV tax credits -
World's Biggest EV: It's all downhill from here
A cement factory in Switzerland is now using the world's largest EV to haul rocks.
The particulars of the operation mean that the rock and lime need to be hauled down a hill for processing, so they never need to charge the truck. It climbs back up the hill empty using energy drawn from regeneration on the way down.
Now, it is still a cement factory, and they are notorious for CO2 production so I suppose this is like going through your nuclear bomb collection and proudly stating that no child labor was used to produce it.
But it's still kind of neat that they built a giant EV that doesn't need to be plugged in. -
How long before there are Camry and Avalon Primes?
I figure they're waiting till battery technology and miniaturization are good enough to stick 15 to 20 KW/HR batteries under the back seat. -
The lost history of the electic car and the future of transport
A very interesting article, excerpted from an upcoming book, discussing the change from horses to cars (including electric) in the 1890s up to and including the current discussion about the future.
The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport | Motoring | The Guardian -
Will Biden change Toyota direction?
Those of us who follow Toyota, the maker of Prius, are wondering if they might have a different point of view after President Biden's speech.
Source: Biden, in a Push to Phase Out Gas Cars, Tightens Pollution Rules - The New York Times
The president is restoring and strengthening tailpipe emissions regulations from the Obama era and has set a target that half of all vehicles sold in the United States be electric by 2030.
Toyota discontinued the Avalon made in Georgetown KY. What will they build there next?
Bob Wilson
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