Toyota mulls hybrid battery recycling program

Apr 30, 2012 | 01:12 PM | Daniel Fitzgerald

Tags  toyota tsusho america, toyota, Toshiya Fukui, hybrid vehicle batteries, daniel fitzgerald

NEW YORK — Toyota Tsusho America Inc. is looking to partner with local scrap recyclers to develop a collection system for end-of-life hybrid vehicle batteries.

By Toyota Tsusho America’s count, more than 50,000 such batteries will be arriving at North American scrapyards within four years, posing a serious safety hazard if no organized collection system is in place.....





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