Toyota Selected to Receive $4.5 Million in Federal Funding for Development of Technology to Support a Circular Domestic Supply Chain for Electric Vehicle Batteries

Toyota announced today that Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), inclusive of Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) R&D, has been selected to receive $4.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding is part of the Catalyzing Innovative Research for Circular Use of Long-lived Advanced Rechargeables (CIRCULAR) Program, designed to support a circular domestic supply chain for electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

TEMA’s Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA) division will administer the project – Development of an Autonomous Robotic Disassembly Process for Applications in Battery Pack Circularity – in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Baker Hughes’ inspection technology product line, Waygate Technologies to pursue the project goals.

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