2023-10-25 14:13:37
Toyota has entered into an agreement to mass produce batteries with a range of 1,500 km. Using the material developed by Idemitsu Kosan, Toyota might commercialize the new batteries by 2028. Toyota has entered into an agreement with fellow Japanese company Idemitsu Kosan to mass-produce ultra-long-range electric vehicles with solid-state batteries. This is the first major update on the company’s plans to be the first to offer next-generation batteries. According to Toyota, the new technology will allow electric cars to travel approximately 1,500 km on a single charge and recharge in just 10 minutes, thanks to the higher energy density. Idemitsu Kosan, Japan’s second-largest oil refiner, doesn’t seem particularly interested in the electric car industry, but Toyota says Idemitsu has been working on battery “elemental technologies” since 2001, five years before Toyota started making them in 2006. produce. Specifically, Idemitsu worked on the development of a new material for batteries, a solid sulfide electrolyte. With the partnership, Toyota aims to combine Idemitsu’s knowledge of materials with its own manufacturing capabilities to make solid-state batteries available to consumers. “This collaboration focuses on sulfide solid electrolytes, which are promising materials for BEVs [akkumulátoros elektromos járművek] to achieve high-capacity and high-performance operation,” says Toyota. “Sulfide solid electrolytes are characterized by softness and adhesion to other materials, which is suitable for mass production of batteries.” Toyota has outlined a three-phase plan to commercialize solid-state batteries by 2027-2028. However, this does not mean that the new electric vehicles will already be widely available at that time, since “full-scale mass production” will only begin following that. It is also not clear in which markets Toyota would launch them and how much they would cost. Archyde.com predicts they will likely be more expensive than electric cars available now. With the change of CEO, Toyota turned to electric cars Honda is not idle either, as it wants to come up with electric cars equipped with solid-state batteries by the end of the decade. Both Honda and Toyota have been criticized for being slow to develop electric cars, especially compared to Tesla and Chinese automaker BYD. Earlier this year, Toyota replaced its CEO, who had previously expressed reservations regarding moving toward an all-electric model line. The new CEO reorganized the company around electric cars and named the Lexus luxury brand as the flagship electric car. Toyota’s EV lineup currently consists of just two models, the Toyota bZ4X and the Lexus RZ, both with average to low electric range. By being the first to offer solid-state batteries, Toyota can gain an advantage in an area where it has been lagging behind. “Toyota believes that cooperation between the automotive industry and the energy industry is the key to changing the future of automobiles,” Toyota President and CEO Koji Sato said at a press conference.
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