Monday, August 08, 2011 Toyota to Build RAV4 Electric Vehicle in Woodstock
 Toyota and Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla) confirmed August 5 that their jointly-developed RAV4 electric vehicle will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC) in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2012.
TMMC President, Brian Krinock, said “TMMC is going to be the first in North America to build a Toyota electric vehicle. Our team members are fully committed to building the finest, highest quality electric vehicle on the road.”
Building the vehicle at the Woodstock plant, on the same line as the gasoline-powered RAV4, will streamline and simplify the production process and guarantee the highest level of quality control.
As previously announced, Toyota will pay Tesla approximately $100 million to supply the electric powertrain, which includes the battery, motor, gear box and power electronics for the RAV4 EV.
Tesla will build the electric powertrains at its production facility in Palo Alto, California and then ship them to TMMC for final assembly into the vehicle.
The RAV4 EV will be sold in the U.S. through Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. A decision about sales in Canada has not yet been made.
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