Production of the all-new Toyota C-HR starts in Turkey, including a PHEV variant using a locally assembled battery

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started production of the all-new Toyota C-HR, including its first European battery assembly, at its plant in Sakarya, Turkey. With a new investment of €308 million injected into its manufacturing facilities, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) is Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in hybrid vehicles. When first introduced, the…

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BMW, Ford And Honda To Create ChargeScape, A New Company Focused On Optimizing Electric Vehicle Grid Services

BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Co. have entered into an agreement to create ChargeScape, LLC, a new equally-owned company that will create a single, cost-effective platform connecting electric utilities, automakers and interested electric vehicle customers. Benefiting both EV customers and the electric utility industry in the U.S. and Canada, ChargeScape will…

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