Tag: Toyota

REE Partnership With Hino Shows More On In-Wheel Motor Tech

The system arrangement is now clearer than ever. Our first article on REE raised more doubts than it managed to obtain answers. Then we had the chance to meet Ran Dekel, the automotive team leader for the company. He clarified more aspects of the innovative system, but we were still not very sure about how… Continue reading REE Partnership With Hino Shows More On In-Wheel Motor Tech

Toyota’s luxury Lexus brand plans battery EV launch in 2020

FILE PHOTO: Toyota Motor Corp’s Lexus brand logo is displayed at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan, November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor’s (7203.T) Lexus will launch its first all-battery electric vehicle next year, as the luxury brand races to market a battery-operated car amid growing competition to develop… Continue reading Toyota’s luxury Lexus brand plans battery EV launch in 2020

To go big on EVs, Japanese car makers think super-small

TOKYO (Reuters) – As global automakers race to put long-range electric vehicles on highways amid stricter emission laws, Japanese rivals are taking a niche approach and steering towards cheaper, pint-sized runabouts to make costly battery technology more accessible. FILE PHOTO: Toyota Motor’s logo is pictured at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan October… Continue reading To go big on EVs, Japanese car makers think super-small

VW weighs expanding ride-hailing business to Ghana

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) will decide early next year whether to roll out its new ride-hailing business in Ghana, where the German automaker will soon begin assembling cars, the head of the company’s African division said. FILE PHOTO: A new logo of German carmaker Volkswagen at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany September 9,… Continue reading VW weighs expanding ride-hailing business to Ghana

Toyota-Suzuki working on introducing a compact battery electric vehicle in India

In November 2017, Toyota-Suzuki had finalised an agreement to manufacture and sell electric vehicles in India by the turn of the decade. TOKYO: Japanese auto major Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is working with compatriot Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) to introduce a compact battery electric vehicle (BEVs) in the Indian market at an early stage, said… Continue reading Toyota-Suzuki working on introducing a compact battery electric vehicle in India