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Toyota to Become First Vertically Integrated EV Company With Solar Charging Stations

Solar Charging Stations | Image Source : Gas2.org

Pictured above is a solar charging station under development by Toyota. The company has plans to open the first of 21 in the Spring of 2010, signaling a move by Toyota to become a vertically integrated company. First, make the plug-in car.

Then, build the charging station that it plugs in to. It’s comparable to the same company both digging up the oil, and building the car that runs on the oil. But better.

In many ways this is an understandable move. Toyota has held a leadership position in the hybrid market, and, as such, the company has long resisted any mention of a future move to plug-in vehicles.

Why cut sales short, with all the expense that that entails: retooling assembly lines and so on – when yours is the market leader? Read more ……

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