Toyota’s new electric car is going to be ‘The holy grail of battery vehicles’. Toyota’s solid state battery car with a 900 mile range and 10 minute charging time is the new offering and addition to Toyota’s EV range. Just unveiled plans by Toyota for new electric car battery technology that could offer up to 900 miles of driving range, and many are calling it a potential game changer.
Toyota new electric car
At a recent briefing, the company announced big news about new solid state EV battery tech. Saying it simplified production of the material used to make solid state EV batteries, the company plans to roll out a model by 2025 that will extend cruising range by 20%.
A higher performance version is still under research and development but has the potential to deliver 50% more cruising range over 900 miles, according to Toyota. Toyota solid state battery car could get one from New York to Chicago and then some, and charge time would be just 10 minutes.
Toyota solid state battery, EV cars
the company had already made recent headlines by announcing it would have EVs with solid state batteries on the market within the next few years.
Toyota’s new electric car using solid state battery (as opposed to lithium-ion batteries, which use a liquid electrolyte) are regarded as a potential turning point for EVs. The new Toyota EV range with solid state battery will have the power to reduce charging times, increase capacity, and reduce fire risk.
The company will also offer two next gen battery types in 2026 and 2027 referred to as “performance” and “popularized.”
The Toyota’s new electric car, the performance version will use the same battery chemistry as the bZ4X SUV but will offer 20% more driving range. Plus, it will cost 20% less. Popularized version of Toyota’s new electric car will have the same gains in driving range but at a 40% cost reduction.
Batteries by other companies
While solid state EV batteries have been around for a while, there have been problems scaling up production to put them in mainstream EVs, the Guardian reports. Many companies have been working on the problem, including Porsche. One startup has even developed a way to 3D print these batteries in different shapes and sizes.
However, Toyota claims it has made a breakthrough in solid state EV battery manufacturing that will actually make this product easier to produce than lithium batteries, as per Guardian.
Toyota solid state battery, great news
Toyota solid state battery innovation is big news for the company and the planet. The new technology will save both time and money for consumers in the form of lower prices and less time at charging stations. Greater range will help absolve range anxiety for potential customers interested in EVs, making these cars more suitable for cross country travel while charging infrastructure catches up.
This is great news for the planet as well. EVs contribute far fewer planet warming gases to the atmosphere than traditional cars.
David Bailey, professor of business economics at the University of Birmingham, said this could be a pivotal moment in the development of electric cars if Toyota’s new electric car can pull it off.
“Often there are breakthroughs at the prototype stage but then scaling it up is difficult,” he told the Guardian. “If it is a genuine breakthrough it could be a game-changer, very much the holy grail of battery vehicles.”
Toyota’s aim
Mass production of Toyota solid state battery car, is what the company is aiming for, from 2027-2028. As per Electrek urged people not to get their hopes up, because Toyota has a history of lagging behind on its timelines.