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Toyota pulls forward electrification plan, eyes solid-state battery next year

Toyota displays concept versions of its next-generation electric vehicles at a news briefing in Tokyo. (Reuters)
June 07, 2019 07:48 AM

TOKYO -- Toyota is ramping up electric vehicle deployment plans, pulling forward its goal of selling 5.5 million electrified vehicles by five years and aiming to develop a solid-state battery by next summer as it races to meet a "sudden surge" of EV popularization.

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