F-150 Lightning demand, Toyota, EV6 and Ioniq hybrid battery plan 5 top 300 miles: Car News Today
Demand for the F-150 Lightning is growing, as Ford looks set to get even bigger with electric trucks in the future. The latest electric vehicles from Hyundai and Kia have a range of 300 km. Toyota is localizing battery production for its hybrid vehicles — and more in the future. This and more, here at Green car report.
Toyota on Monday announced a battery plant in North Carolina will produce cells for “electric vehicles”—First, hybrids — starting in 2025. The $1.29 billion plant is among the $13.5 billion Toyota recently announced that it will spend globally on electrification and interior Localizing battery production will help “pave the way” for US-made battery electric vehicles, Toyota said.
A full-size electric Ford truck is being designed from the ground up for “extreme volume,” Ford CEO Jim Farley told Automotive News. “160,000 units of demand” for the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck Due in 2022, Farley notes, this is several times the original estimate for the truck. Next-generation trucks are being conceived as part of the company’s major production announcements made in September, including three major battery plants in Kentucky and Tennessee and a manufacturing complex. in later.
Official EPA range ratings given for Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5. Both models, are built on the new global EV platform and offer super-fast off-road charging, with a range of 300 km, in some versions. They also do better in efficiency than any other competitor in their size segment – with the exception of the Tesla Model Y. The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be delivered for the first few times later in the year, while the Kia EV6 will be delivered. coming soon in 2022.
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