The company highlighted that it is also planning to unleash an advanced lithium ion battery to its upcoming electric cars by 2026
Toyota, the Japanese global car-maker is now planning to launch its new electric vehicle, which will be backed by a solid-state battery that will help the vehicle to cover a range upto 1200 km. According to the company, this innovation is the first of its kind because the battery can be completely charged in just 10 minutes and rival Tesla’s superchargers offer 200 miles of range in 15 minutes of charge.
While speaking of the roadmap in the coming years, Toyota highlighted that it is also planning to unleash an advanced lithium ion battery to its upcoming electric cars by 2026. Moreover, the batteries will have the potential to offer extreme quick charging and 1,000 km of range. The company thinks that it would put them ahead of the competition curve. While speaking to the media, the company spokesperson said, “On the vehicle axis, through technologies such as the integration of next-generation batteries and sonic technology, we will achieve a vehicle cruising range of 1,000 km.”
Toyota also told the media that they are now looking forward to having a mass-production for its current solid-state batteries, which will be launched either in 2027 or in 2028. These solid-state cells would provide around 20 percent of the improvement in driving range as compared to the company’s advanced lithium-ion batteries.
Now, along with the launch of these batteries, the company will also introduce a cutting-edge specification, which will boost driving range by 50 percent as compared to the new lithium-ion batteries, providing a massive 932 miles / 1,491 kilometres. According to an exclusive report of Autocar UK, along with Toyota Nissan is also involved in the competition. David Moss, Nissan’s senior vice-president for research and development in Europe told Autocar that they are also aiming to introduce the same technology in the market by 2028.
Moss said, "We think we have something quite special and are in a group leading the technology. We want to get the cost down [compared with lithium ion batteries] by 50%, to double the energy density and to offer three times the charging speed."
