# Toyota and Tesla Announce Decision to Build RAV4 Electric Vehicle at Toyota’s Woodstock, Ontario Production Facility

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/08/toyota-and-tesla-announce-decision-to-build-rav4-electric-vehicle-at-toyotas-woodstock-ontario-production-facility/
- Published: 2011-08-08T18:49:13-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

Toyota and Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla) confirmed that their jointly-developed RAV4
electric vehicle will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC)
in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2012.

“The Tesla-Toyota joint development team has agreed that 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,”
said Ray Tanguay, TMMC Chairman, who hosted Canadian officials at the plant today
and thanked them for their support. “This is a great example of Toyota’s determination
to collaborate with companies with leading edge technology.”

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 at U.S. Toyota dealers through Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.
A., Inc. (TMS). Details including pricing, volume and regional distribution will
be determined and announced at a later time. 

In July of last year, Tesla and Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing, America (TEMA)
collaborated to convert 32 conventional gas-engine RAV4 compact SUVs into fully 
functional RAV4 EV prototypes.  In addition to expanding the Prius family with the
upcoming Prius _v_ and Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Toyota will introduce an electric version
of the Scion iQ in 2012 and a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle by 2015.