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Incidents sometimes preceded by stalling, ignition source may be SUV's battery

WASHINGTON, -- U.S. auto safety regulators on Monday said they have opened an investigation into nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 sport-utility vehicles

Nearly 2 Million Toyota RAV4s Are Under Investigation Over Fire Risk ++ It seems that the battery can short and cause a fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a preliminary evaluation investigation into the 2013 through 2018 Toyota RAV4 because of a risk of fire. If this becomes a full recall, then it could affect an estimated 1,862,103 units of the popular crossover. The official document says that the problem appears t...

Toyota and QuantumScape Still Must Overcome Solid-State Battery Hurdles Toyota is quietly working on solid-state batteries. But recently QuantumScape announced a little R&D victory in its own solid-state battery efforts. Yet, both companies still have many hurdles to overcome in longevity and scaling up to mass production. Advertisement Its been a long time since we last heard about Toyotas solid-state battery efforts. Simply speaking, there hasnt been any update, except this about two weeks ag...

The pollution-control gadgets are full of precious metals like palladium, and prices are soaring as regulators try to tame emissions.

Share: Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) is using second-generation fuel cell stacks from its 2021 Mirai passenger car for internal testing in production-intent Kenworth Class 8 trucks. Meanwhile, the Japanese automaker is handing off heavy-duty fuel cell trucks revealed in 2019 to customers for demonstration use. The new fuel cell electric system adapts a Kenworth T680 chassis for a more compact hydrogen storage cabinet containing six hydrogen tanks behind the cab. A more powerful lithium-ion batt...