Data generated by an Argonne National Laboratory model was analyzed in a media report to determine at what point a typical electric vehicle (EV) becomes cleaner than an equivalent gasoline car in terms of its lifetime carbon footprint. Based on a series of assumptions, the data showed that a Tesla Model 3 in the United […]
Honda Goes All in on Electric Cars in Stark Contrast to Toyota
Honda is the first of Japan’s automakers to state publicly it will phase out sales of gasoline-powered cars completely, setting 2040 as the goal. Honda plans to unveil three new electric two-wheelers by 2024, as well as 10 new EV cars in China within five years. In Japan, where hybrid cars dominate, what Akio Toyoda […]
Samsung SDI Plans to Mass Produce All-Solid-State Batteries in 2027
According to reporting by BusinessKorea and other news agencies, Samsung SDI, which is the battery manufacturing subsidiary of Samsung, announced on May 25 that it will begin developing large-sized, all-solid-state battery cells in 2025 and have prototypes ready by the end of the same year. Furthermore, the mass production of all-solid-state cells is scheduled for […]
Toyota Aims to Make Its Factories Carbon Neutral By 2035: Chief Production Officer Masamichi Okada
Toyota has said in recent years that electric vehicles (EVs) will play a greater role in reducing emissions but other solutions should be used, like its successful hybrid or slow-selling hydrogen vehicles. Toyota Motor Corp will aim to make all its global factories carbon neutral by 2035, a senior executive said on Friday, pulling forward […]
Toyota joins hands with Chevron to focus on hydrogen fuel cell technology
The alliance is expected to focus on three areas: collaborating on public policy to promote hydrogen infrastructure, assessing the market for fuel cell electric vehicles and hydrogen supply that will be needed. Chevron and Toyota announced Wednesday a first step towards a strategic alliance to commercialize hydrogen, which is seen as an environmentally-friendly transportation fuel […]
Toyota partners with S African fuel giant Sasol to pioneer hydrogen-powered mobility
Johannesburg (South Africa): Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota has partnered with South African fuel giant Sasol to develop a green hydrogen-powered mobility ecosystem. The two companies announced the plan at an event this week organised by EE Business Intelligence and the British High Commission to South Africa, titled ‘2nd Renewable Hydrogen and Green Powerfuels Webinar for […]
Toyota partners with fuel giant Sasol to pioneer hydrogen-powered mobility
Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota has partnered with South African fuel giant Sasol to develop a green hydrogen-powered mobility ecosystem. The two companies announced the plan at an event this week organised by EE Business Intelligence and the British High Commission to South Africa, titled ‘2nd Renewable Hydrogen and Green Powerfuels Webinar for South Africa’. The […]
Maruti’s parent Suzuki to partner Toyota for new electric vehicles
The partnership between Toyota and Suzuki in electric vehicles is keenly watched in India, where the Japanese majors have made a big impact in with their conventional vehicles but have lagged behind rivals in emission-free vehicles. Suzuki Motor Corporation, the parent company of Maruti Suzuki, will become one of four partners of Toyota to help […]
Toyota to launch 15 battery electric vehicles by 2025
The company will increase its number of electric models to around 70 from currently offered 55, it said in a statement. Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday it will introduce 15 battery electric vehicle (BEV) models globally by 2025, expanding the automaker’s electric vehicle lineup to achieve carbon neutrality before 2050. The company will increase […]
Toyota partners with fuel giant Sasol to pioneer hydrogen-powered mobility
Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota has partnered with South African fuel giant Sasol to develop a green hydrogen-powered mobility ecosystem. The two companies announced the plan at an event this week organised by EE Business Intelligence and the British High Commission to South Africa, titled ‘2nd Renewable Hydrogen and Green Powerfuels Webinar for South Africa’. The […]