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Toyota will recycle vehicle parts

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Toyota Motor Europe has announced that it will start a circular economy that involves recycling used parts at its Burnaston factory. The project is called the Toyota Circular Factory, and will start in Q3 2025.

The Circular Factory will operate in a way that, after inspection, some components will be returned to the market through retailers or parts distributors, while batteries and rims will be evaluated for reuse or recycling. Other components such as copper, aluminum, steel and plastic will be recycled to produce new parts. This will reduce the cost of purchasing raw materials.

Toyota expects it to become a center of excellence for future recycling operations across Europe and globally. The plan is to recycle 10,000 vehicles per year and remanufacture 120,000 parts. It is also expected to collect 300 tons of plastic and 8,200 tons of steel.

According to Toyota Vice President Leon van der Merwe, the company plans to expand this project throughout Europe and is ready to cooperate with other companies that share the same principles of environmental responsibility.

Source: Toyota

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Mazda is developing a new small SUV

For years, Mazda has had a bad business policy that has cost the company financial losses and the loss of a large number of customers. However, the latest information suggests that Mazda is waking up, and several sketches announce the arrival of a new small SUV, the Mazda CX-20.

The Mazda 2 is leaving the market soon, and the same could happen with the hybrid version, the Mazda 2 Hybrid. This is a sign that the Japanese company urgently needs a new model from the B-segment that could restore at least some of the reputation it once had.

The company plans to expand its plant in Thailand, and has reached an agreement with the government for an investment of 148 million dollars. This means an increase in annual production to 100,000 cars, not only for the domestic Thai market, but also for other world markets. The new Mazda BT-50 will be one of those produced at these plants, and it will be joined by two new models that will arrive in the next 2-3 years.

What can be seen in the sketches is that the car will have a sporty design, which is currently adopted by many manufacturers of this type of vehicle, and which has proven to be very successful. It will have round taillights or Mazda-style semi-circular daytime running lights.

The Mazda 2 Hybrid was a rebranded Toyota Yaris, which didn’t turn out to be a smart move. Now the question is whether Mazda will repeat the same mistake and try to clone the Toyota model again.

Source: Reuters

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Toyota revealed the refreshed bZ4X and the new C-HR+

Toyota recently unveiled a refreshed version of the bZ4X, which is expected to be the manufacturer’s answer to similarly sized electric SUVs like the Tesla Model Y and the all-new Toyota C-HR+.

The C-HR+ is based on the e-TNGA 2.0 platform with a wheelbase of 2,750 mm, which means it is slightly longer than the bZ4X. The base European-spec model is powered by a single 167 hp electric motor, has front-wheel drive, and a 57.7 kWh battery provides a range of 455 kilometers on a single charge. The more powerful version will have 225 hp, front-wheel drive and a 77 kWh battery for a range of 600 kilometers. The top of the range is the version with two electric motors with 343 hp, all-wheel drive, and a range of 525 kilometers on a single battery charge.

The refreshed bZ4X comes with several exterior changes that improve the aerodynamics of the front end. The interior features an upgraded instrument cluster and a new 14-inch display.

What sets it apart from the current model are the 73.1 kWh and 57.7 kWh lithium-ion batteries. Toyota claims to have improved the energy density of both batteries and increased the number of cells used in each. The electric motors have also been upgraded, now featuring silicon carbide semiconductors. The refreshed bZ4X also comes with a battery pre-conditioning system that will allow for more efficient high-speed charging in cold conditions. The AC charger on higher-spec models now supports 22 kW instead of 11 kW, but the maximum DC charging speed is still limited to 150 kW, which is less than some competitors. Charging the battery from 10 to 80 percent takes about 30 minutes.

The base version is equipped with a single electric motor with 167 hp, front-wheel drive and a 57.7 kWh battery that allows for a range of 445 kilometers. The more powerful version has 224 hp, a 73.1 kWh battery for a range of 573 kilometers on a single charge, while the most powerful version has 343 hp, which is enough to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.1 seconds. It has all-wheel drive and a 73.1 kWh battery for a range of 520 kilometers.

Source: Toyota

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