Hyperbole alert: The following news will evoke all the hackneyed words and phrases that so often are used to talk about new battery technology. Prepare for a flurry of “game changer,” “holy grail,” and “This changes everything” statements. Yet if the news today from Toyota is true — emphasis on if — the path of […]

If it was a calim from a shady startup - I would be skeptical. But this is Toyota.

  • Oneser
    8·
    2 years ago

    Their share price has been hounded since mid-2022. I see this, without any data to back it up, as something to give shareholders to hold on to and not too much more.

    Still great news for solid state batteries to know the big players are all hounding for the first breakthrough.

    • HeroHelck
      2·
      2 years ago

      Gonna second you, this just sounds like a sop to investors and nothing more. Yet, I still have hope that Toyota will start catching up soon.

  • weksa
    4·
    2 years ago

    Is this really is true, can a smaller version of the solid state battery be used for smartphones?

    • milkisklim
      7·
      2 years ago

      Wouldn’t it be hilarious if the car lost power but we could plug our phones into our car and drive a few miles or km to a charging station?

  • grissee
    3·
    2 years ago

    in one hand, they are so very late to the EV train I doubt they did a lot of research

    otoh, as you said, this is toyota

  • BronzebeardEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    Toyota has been claiming this miracle battery tech for years and has yet to actually show it working, let alone in any of their vehicles.