Toyota, Mazda testing energy storage system made from old EV batteries

MANILA: Toyota Motor Corporation, together with Mazda Motor Corporation, has begun to test the Sweep Energy Storage System. The aforementioned was developed by Toyota and is currently going through trials at the Mazda Plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. 

To note, the Toyota Sweep Energy Storage System addresses a big problem currently plaguing the electrified vehicle market, at least according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. Specifically, it uses discarded batteries from electric vehicles (EV) and hybrids. 

The system is capable of doing so by using old batteries as storage systems for renewable energy. The line of recycled batteries is linked to energy management systems, and will also regulate power supply, which Toyota says in Japan, is fluctuating depending on weather conditions. 

All in all, the Toyota Sweep Energy Storage System is seen as a means to reuse old EV batteries and prevent them from being turned into waste. The Sweep Energy Storage System itself likewise contributes to carbon neutrality, because, as mentioned, its prime sources of electricity will be renewable. Examples provided by Toyota include Mazda Hiroshima’s own renewable energy generation methods. 

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Moreover, Toyota’s visual graph focusing on the Sweep Energy Storage System also implies that the stored power will be utilized in Mazda’s vehicle assembly lines. 

Electrified Toyota models in PH

Toyota, in recent years, has been growing its global lineup of electrified vehicles. As such, it has a large circulation of batteries around the globe. 

In the Philippine market alone, the brand has a total of seven hybrid nameplates. The aforementioned includes the following hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) models: 

• Zenix Q HEV
• Yaris Cross (SE and S trims)
• Camry 
• Corolla Altis (GR-S trim)
• RAV4
• Alphard
• Corolla Cross 

Currently, the most affordable hybrid model in Toyota Motor Philippines’ (TMP)  lineup is the Yaris Cross S HEV, which retails at P1.69 million. 

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The most expensive hybrid in TMP’s selection, meanwhile, is the Alphard - a luxury three-row model retailing at P4.691 million. 

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