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Toyota succumbs and now plans to build a new EV in China first (electrek.co)
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The new Lexus EV will be made using advanced manufacturing methods, including gigacasting, to cut costs and speed up production.

The report comes after Toyota scrapped plans earlier this year to develop a flagship next-gen Lexus EV in Japan using similar production methods.

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[–] 1 point 9 hours ago

They just haven’t engineered enough BEV failure points that fail just outside the warranty periods.

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