The holy grail of EV battery tech, solid-state, will arrive in 2027 or so. But Toyota won't have enough batteries to go around for many years.
  • Inevitable_Prize_976@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    SSB is incredible if it works (400kwh /kg) density (current lithium is -200 gasoline is 11.6) but the cost might be staggering.

  • HomelandersHairgel@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    At this pont, who cares? This is like Blackberry announcing they’ve cracked the ultimate touch screen technology in 2005.

  • lafeber@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Meanwhile, CATL: in 2030, we’ll make enough structural batteries with over 500 Wh/kg density to power every new car, truck, boat and plane on the planet.

  • swissiws@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Toyota lied about solid state batteries for 2 decades now. Why would anyone believe them at this point? Except those paid to pretend they do, ofc?

  • Sfl2014@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    So in 7 years they’ll produce a week or two’s worth of production. Exciting. They should hit full scale by 2130.

    • pithy_pun@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Toyota SSBs press seems more designed around inducing an Osborne effect to limit current BEV demand to support hybrid sales.

    • threeseed@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Toyota’s revenue is up 24% year on year.

      And with the EV transition still struggling at the moment with high prices it’s likely that hybrid cars will be popular for at least the next two decades.

  • blizzard400@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    toyota’s track record with ICE & hybrid vehicles is solid, but they’ve got a lot to learn about EVs. it’s gonna be a bumpy ride before they catch up.

  • manicdee33@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Hey remember when Toyota was the serious car manufacturer and Tesla was the one we laughed at with their 100,000/year goal?

  • JimmyNo83@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Toyota has been dangling this out there for as long as I can remember being into EV’s. When 2030 comes it will be oh we will be producing them in 2040 actually. You need to take whatever Toyota says with a grain of salt. They have really fallen behind in this space. They sat idol on their hybrid throne while other companies passed them by.

  • yoyoyoyoyoyoymo@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    It is amazing how much energy older auto companies have spent misleading people about alternative fuel vehicles.