Toyota’s largest-ever investment charging up in rural North Carolina

Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina President Sean Suggs gives an overview of construction activities on the 1,800-acre site. (RUDY SCHORK)

May 12, 2024 10:00 AM

LIBERTY, N.C. — Some of Toyota's sharpest environmental critics attack the world's largest automaker for not having done enough to enable a transition to electric vehicles.

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