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Toyota's first EV battery plant in the US is ready for business, but there's more

Toyota's $14 billion EV battery plant in North Carolina is now open and will start shipping batteries in April 2025.
The new facility will produce batteries for electric vehicles, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids, creating about 5,000 jobs.
Toyota plans to establish a company in Shanghai to produce EVs and batteries for the Lexus brand.
Last year, Toyota sold just 18,750 bZ4X electric SUVs in the US, falling behind competitors like Honda and Nissan.

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Toyota’s First EV Battery Factory In America Is Ready

The $14 billion North Carolina facility will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, hybrids and plug-in hybrids.

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Electrek

Toyota's first EV battery plant in the US is ready for business, but there's more

The world’s largest automaker wants to catch up in the global EV race after falling behind rivals like Tesla and BYD. On Wednesday, Toyota announced that its $14 billion EV battery plant in North Carolina is open for business. The new facility will begin shipping batteries for Toyota’s electric vehicles in April. Meanwhile, Toyota revealed separate plans to challenge BYD and other EV leaders in China. more…

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automotivepowertraintechnologyinternational.com

Toyota to begin production at its battery plant in North Carolina

The post Toyota to begin production at its battery plant in North Carolina appeared first on Automotive Powertrain Technology International.

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evertiq.com

Toyota ready to begin production in $14B battery plant in US

The battery facility in North Carolina, Toyota's 11th manufacturing plant in the US, will produce batteries for hybrid EVs, plug-in hybrid EVs and battery electric vehicles.

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Toyota Powers On New North Carolina Automotive Battery Plant – DIR HONGKONG

Toyota City, Japan, Feb 5, 2025 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC), Toyota’s first in-house battery manufacturing plant outside Japan, is ready to begin production and will start shipping batteries for North American electrified vehicles in April. The nearly $14 billion battery facility, Toyota’s 11th manufacturing plant in the United States, will produce batteries for hybrid electric vehicle…

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