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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 to be that B+ terminal of the battery can short against the hold-down frame, and this can result in a...

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 It's been a long time since we last heard about Toyota's solid-state battery efforts. Simply speaking, there hasn't been any update, except this about two weeks ago. “Next-generation batteries, such as solid-state and metal-air batteries, are safer and demon...

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