Toyota to roll out 6 all-electric models in 2020

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Toyota Motor Corp. is showing signs of warming up to all-electric vehicles after two decades of loyalty to plug-inand hybrid models.The automaker is set to release six battery electric vehicle models in 2020, with electrified versions of all Toyotavehicles to come by 2025. The manufacturer announced this month it will partner with other automakers todesign and produce vehicles in a variety of sizes and designs and to target a wider market."We're pulling that up based upon increased demand that we've seen," said Nathan Kokes, a mobilitycommunications manager at Toyota.The move is a positive step for Toyota, which in recent years has fallen behind other auto manufacturers onelectrification efforts, according to Anup Bandivadekar, a program director at the International Council on CleanTransportation.