Hopefully it’s better (read: less terrible) than the bZ4x…
Relevant snip from the article:
> The new SUV will use batteries supplied from Toyota’s North Carolina plant, and it says that facility will be “Toyota’s hub for developing and producing lithium-ion batteries needed for its expanding portfolio of electrified vehicles.”
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> Although little has been said about the three-row model, Toyota recently laid out that it will be part of a new-generation EV set to be built on three different platforms: software, electronic, and body and chassis. Concurrently, Toyota has rethought the production process.
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