Toyota Claims Solid State Battery Breakthrough
July 4th, 2023Via: Mining:
Toyota said on Tuesday it has made a technological breakthrough that will allow it to halve the weight, size, and cost of batteries.
“For both our liquid and solid-state batteries, we are aiming to drastically change the situation where current batteries are too big, heavy, and expensive,” said Keiji Kaita, president of Toyota’s research and development center for carbon neutrality.
“In terms of potential, we will aim to halve all of these factors.”
The automaker announced last month that it plans to commercialize its solid-state battery technology in EVs by 2027 at the earliest.
Industry experts have long heralded solid-state batteries as the most promising technology to solve EV battery problems such as charging time, capacity, and the risk of catching fire.
The technology replaces the liquid electrolyte with a solid one and uses lithium at the anode instead of graphite.
