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Toyota and Panasonic Form Joint to Make EV Batteries

Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation announced Tuesday that the two companies will establish a joint venture next year to produce prismatic lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, and next-generation batteries for electric vehicles. The joint venture seeks to address these issues by drawing on both companies’ resources and expertise. Toyota will bring to the table its EV market data, manufacturing experience and advanced technologies related to solid-state batteries, while Panasonic will contribute its ability to make safe, high-capacity and high-output batteries at scale, as well as a customer base in Japan and abroad.  Equity participation in the joint venture will be split 51 percent for Toyota and 49 percent for Panasonic. Pending approval from competition law authorities, the partnership will officially launch by the end of 2020. Velocity Auto Glass  is your  #1  solution for  windshield replacem...

Future Electric Ford 150

Ford president Jim Farley told investors on January 16 that a battery-electric version of  the F-150  is in the cards, and a Ford spokesperson has confirmed to C/D  that this is the case. Depending on when it arrives, the electric F-150 could be the first pickup of its kind to go on sale in America; Rivian says it will start delivering  its R1T pickup  here in "late 2020" and Tesla head Elon Musk said the company  "might" reveal its electric truck   in 2019. Velocity Auto Glass  is your  #1  solution for  windshield replacement, auto glass repair, windshield repair in Richmond,   Pinole,  Albany ,  El Sobrante ,  CA Velocity Auto Glass