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Toyota shipped "ICE engine powered cars, supplemented by a tiny electric battery". When they did fully electric RAV4 EV, they got the batteries from, wait for
by kjksf 6y ago
Toyota shipped "ICE engine powered cars, supplemented by a tiny electric battery".
When they did fully electric RAV4 EV, they got the batteries from, wait for it, Tesla.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_RAV4_EV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_RAV4_EV
Per Musk, when original RAV4 EV contract expired, Toyota wanted more batteries but Tesla refused because at the time they were battery limited even for their own cars and the planned Model 3.
Toyota apparently was incapable of doing the battery themselves so they terminated RAV4 EV production.