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Toyota Triples Electric Vehicle Production Target, 600K Units In 2025

DETROIT - Shortly after revealing its high-tech next-generation electric vehicle production line in Japan, Toyota has now shared an ambitious plan to boost its EV output to lock horns with its surging American and European rivals. Toyota has informed its major suppliers of a new target of making 600,000 EVs in 2025, a three-fold increase from

By |2023-09-24T18:06:40-04:00September 24th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Featured|

Korean Researchers Develop 2-Liter Hydrogen-Fueled Engine

SEOUL, South Korea - Amid the fierce competition throughout the globe to develop hydrogen mobility technologies to achieve carbon neutrality, a new technology for a 2-liter class hydrogen-fueled engine (a passenger car hydrogen engine) capable of running entirely on hydrogen has been developed for the first time in Korea. The joint research team led by

By |2023-09-10T12:31:44-04:00September 10th, 2023|Industry 4.0|

Tesla $25,000 ‘Mystery Model’ Sending Shock Waves In EV Industry

SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla may yet again change the game in the world of electric cars with its new $25,000 “mystery model,” expected to be available to the public in the near future. But for now, it’s all speculation, as Tesla remains tight-lipped about the details. Tesla CEO Elon Musk first announced that a $25,000 electric car was on

By |2023-09-10T12:31:45-04:00September 10th, 2023|Auto Tech|

Auto Journalist Paul Eisenstein Talks EV Batteries, Hydrogen-Powered Trucks

DETROIT - Auto journalist Paul Eisenstein, founder of the Detroit Bureau, joins Matt and Mike on MITechTV to share the latest auto headlines, including solid-state batteries, hydrogen-powered commercial trucks. You can watch all his videos at The Detroit Bureau  https://youtu.be/WZfCDHBUXfI

By |2023-08-03T08:16:38-04:00August 2nd, 2023|mitechtv, News|

Bosch Starts Volume Production Of Its Fuel-Cell Power Module

STUTTGART, Germany – Bosch is entering the hydrogen age of mobility. At its Stuttgart-Feuerbach location, the supplier of technology and services has now begun volume production of its fuel-cell power module. Nikola Corporation, based in the United States, will serve as the pilot customer with its Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric truck, which is

By |2023-07-29T15:36:07-04:00July 28th, 2023|Auto Tech, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

With The 745-Mile Solid-State Battery, Toyota Becomes Auto Force To Reckon With

TOKYO - Toyota has hitherto seemed staunchly opposed to EVs, its research and development department has been developing what may be the biggest breakthrough in EV batteries away from the prying eyes of publicists: a solid-state car battery with a range of 745 miles and a charge time of ten minutes. For the first time in the

By |2023-07-23T17:21:14-04:00July 23rd, 2023|Auto Tech, ESD|

Stellantis Debuts Platform Underpinning Move To Electric Vehicles

AUBURN HILLS - Stellantis Debuts Platform Underpinning Move To Electric VehiclesStellantis Debuts Platform Underpinning Move To Electric Vehicles Stellantis, formed at the beginning of 2021 through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot maker PSA, sold around 6 million vehicles last year. It has plans to move all its future products onto four new BEV

By |2023-07-09T15:05:49-04:00July 9th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Featured|

Toyota to Build New Automotive Battery Lab at Michigan R&D Headquarters Near Saline, Expanding Electrified Vehicle Development

YORK TOWNSHIP – Toyota Motor North America, Inc. announced Thursday it will invest nearly $50 million to construct a new laboratory facility at its North American headquarters to evaluate batteries for electric and electrified vehicles in North America. As part of its evaluation process, the new Michigan battery lab will ensure that Toyota's batteriesmeet North