Toyota and Mazda team up on innovative project using old EV batteries: 'Rapidly switches each battery's power flow'

Toyota and Mazda team up on innovative project using old EV batteries: 'Rapidly switches each battery's power flow'

Two well-known Japanese automakers are teaming up to put old fully electric and hybrid vehicle batteries to use powering a car plant in a fascinating circular scenario.  The testing has started on Toyota's Sweep Energy Storage System in Mazda's Hiroshima plant at the company's headquarters, according to a news release.  A diagram shared by Toyota shows renewable solar and thermal power sending energy to the storage unit, which is made up of old …