Toyota has given a date, or at least a month, for opening its $14 billion battery plant south of Greensboro: April. As part of the automaker’s third-quarter financial report given early Wednesday in Japan,

Ensuring it has enough of these energy reservoirs to electrify its future U.S. product portfolio, on February 5, Toyota announced its brand spankin’ new manufacturing facility in North Carolina will begin shipping battery packs starting in April.

Toyota Motor Corp. said during Wednesday's third-quarter analysts presentation that production preparations are completed at the Liberty plant and shipments will begin in April.

Toyota said Wednesday it will build an EV plant in Shanghai, China. The plant will produce a new Lexus brand EV vehicle.

By bno - Taipei Bureau Toyota Motor Corp. has revealed plans to establish a wholly-owned electric vehicle (EV) and battery manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China. In doing so, the Japanese car giant is marking a significant departure from its traditional joint venture approach in the country according to AFP.

The plant, set to begin operations in 2027 or later, will focus on producing electric vehicles (EVs) and automotive batteries.