Toyota claims to have developed a technological advancement that will enable it to cut the weight, size, and price of batteries in half, which could signal a significant development for electric vehicles.
The second-largest automaker in the world was already working towards a goal of introducing upgraded solid-state batteries in cars by 2025, which have advantages over liquid-based batteries.
Toyota Claims New EV Battery that will revolutionize the Industry
The Japanese business announced on Tuesday that it has made the process of producing the material needed to produce them simpler. The company hailed the discovery as a significant advancement that may significantly shorten charging periods and extend driving range.
According to Keiji Kaita, head of the Japanese automaker Toyota’s research and development department for carbon neutrality, “We are aiming to drastically change the scenario where current batteries are too big, heavy, and expensive.” “We will try to cut all of these factors in half in terms of potential.”
Kaita stated that the business had found ways to make batteries more resilient and thought it could now produce a solid-state battery with a range of 1,200km (745 miles) and a charge time of no more than 10 minutes. The Financial Times, which broke the news of Toyota’s purported breakthrough, reports that the corporation anticipates being able to build solid-state batteries for use in electric vehicles as early as 2027.
As they promise to shorten charging periods, boost capacity, and lessen the fire risk associated with lithium-ion batteries, which employ a liquid electrolyte, solid-state batteries have been widely regarded as having the potential to revolutionise the field of electric vehicles. However, the production of solid-state batteries has traditionally been more expensive and difficult, which has limited their practical adoption.
Toyota said that by streamlining the manufacturing process, solid-state batteries may potentially be produced more cheaply than lithium-ion batteries. When compared to competitors in the market for electric vehicles, the Japanese automaker has been viewed as a bit of a laggard. It recalled 2,700 of its first electric vehicles in June of last year over worries that the wheels would come off.
