'Toyota Chairman Set To Visit Hyundai In Korea: Is Another EV Partnership Coming?' - Electrek
'Toyota Chairman Set To Visit Hyundai In Korea: Is Another EV Partnership Coming?' - Electrek
Toyota's former CEO and current chairman, Akio Toyoda, is heading to South Korea next month for a strategic meeting with Hyundai. With a private meeting scheduled between company chairpersons, is a new Toyota and Hyundai EV collaboration coming?
丰田前首席执行官兼现任董事长丰田明夫将于下个月前往韩国与现代汽车举行战略会议。随着公司董事长之间的非公开会议，丰田和现代电动汽车的新合作即将到来吗？
On his first trip to Seoul in over a decade, Toyoda is scheduled to meet with Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Euisun.
丰田计划与现代汽车董事长钟义顺会面，这是他十多年来首次访问首尔。
The trip comes as "Chairman Chung expressed his desire to meet with Chairman Toyoda earlier this year," a diplomatic said. After accepting the invitation, Toyoda will fly into Seoul on October 24 for a three-day trip.
一位外交官说，这次访问是在 “钟主席表示希望在今年早些时候与丰田董事长会面” 之际进行的。接受邀请后，丰田将于10月24日飞往首尔进行为期三天的旅行。
During the visit, Chung and Toyoda are scheduled for a private meeting to discuss how the two leading automakers, who have fiercely rivaled each other thus far, can tackle new competition.
访问期间，Chung和Toyoda计划举行一次非公开会议，讨论迄今为止相互竞争激烈的两家领先汽车制造商如何应对新的竞争。
Last year, Toyota was the world's largest automaker in terms of volume, while Hyundai Motor, including Kia and Genesis, ranked third.
去年，丰田是全球销量最大的汽车制造商，而包括起亚和捷尼赛思在内的现代汽车排名第三。
According to sources, Hyundai and Toyota will explore collaborating on emerging tech, such as EV development, hybrid vehicles, and hydrogen-powered cars. Other projects could include autonomous vehicles and eVTOLs.
据消息人士透露，现代和丰田将探索在新兴技术方面的合作，例如电动汽车开发、混合动力汽车和氢动力汽车。其他项目可能包括自动驾驶汽车和EVTOL。
Toyota and Hyundai to discuss EV, hybrid partnership
丰田和现代将讨论电动汽车和混合动力车的合作伙伴关系
Toyota wants to learn from Hyundai's successful transition to electric vehicles. The sources said that Hyundai will learn more about Toyota's leading hybrid tech through the partnership.
丰田希望从现代向电动汽车的成功过渡中吸取教训。消息人士称，现代汽车将通过合作进一步了解丰田领先的混合动力技术。
Another area of focus will be hydrogen vehicles and the supporting infrastructure. Hyundai is investing heavily in hydrogen and fuel cell tech, with about $8.3 billion in funding set aside through the end of the decade.
另一个重点领域将是氢能汽车和配套基础设施。现代正在对氢气和燃料电池技术进行大量投资，到本十年末，已预留约83亿美元的资金。
On the other hand, Toyota strengthened its alliance with BMW earlier this month. The companies aim to create a "hydrogen society" by jointly developing fuel cell systems and improving the infrastructure.
另一方面，丰田在本月早些时候加强了与宝马的联盟。两家公司的目标是通过共同开发燃料电池系统和改善基础设施来创建 “氢社会”。
Toyota and Hyundai are also investing heavily in EV and battery tech to keep up with low-cost competition from China.
丰田和现代也在电动汽车和电池技术上进行大量投资，以跟上来自中国的低成本竞争。
Just this week, Toyota received the green light from Japan's Ministry of Trade and Industry (METI) to develop and build advanced EV batteries, including all-solid-state tech. The certification comes as Japan aims to secure a domestic supply, with China and South Korea controlling the market.
就在本周，丰田获得了日本贸易和工业部（METI）的批准，以开发和制造先进的电动汽车电池，包括全固态技术。该认证颁布之际，日本旨在确保国内供应，由中国和韩国控制市场。