The fight in the global electric car market is getting fiercer and more and more manufacturers are coming up with innovative ideas to increase the battery life of cars. Thus, the new Toyota EV electric car may become the “killer” of the Tesla brand, as it is able to drive 1200 kilometers on a single 10-minute battery charge.
Japanese company Toyota has announced that new batteries for its electric vehicles will more than double the range of most existing cars in the range, reports the Daily Mail.
Toyota said it is close to being able to mass-produce potentially revolutionary solid-state batteries that could double the driving range of existing electric cars.
According to Toyota, vehicles powered by solid-state batteries could have a range of 745 miles (1,200 kilometers), a charging time of 10 minutes, and could hit the market in 2027 or 2028.
Experts see them as a revolutionary technology that could bring electric cars into mainstream use. Switching to electric cars is out of reach for many Americans, experts warn, as they fear getting stuck in traffic on the way due to lack of access to charging stations.
The range of electric cars varies by model, but is typically around 300 miles (480 kilometers). While solid-state batteries could be revolutionary, they also pose challenges for manufacturers. According to Toyota, one of the biggest obstacles is the assembly process, which requires the cathode and anode layers of cells to be stacked quickly and accurately.
Claims that Toyota is on the verge of mass producing solid-state batteries first appeared in the Financial Times on Monday. Earlier this month, Toyota CEO Koji Sato announced that the company would collaborate with Japanese oil company Idemitsu Kosan on a battery project.
“Through repeated trial and error, we have been able to develop a material that is more stable and less prone to cracking,” Sato told reporters in Tokyo during a meeting with Idemitsu representatives. “The future of mobility is in connecting the automotive and energy sectors, including this Japanese innovation,” he said.
Toyota’s promotion comes amid a slump in U.S. sales of electric vehicles, which auto experts say is due to a combination of their high price and limited range that discourages American drivers.
The average electric car sold in the U.S. has a range of about 300 miles, according to a survey of electric car sales conducted earlier this year. And the average range of 2021 gasoline cars is about 405 miles, according to a U.S. Department of Energy report.
And controversial liquid lithium-ion batteries have long been at the center of criticism surrounding electric vehicles because of their limited recyclability, dependence on lithium mining and fire hazards.
Solid-state batteries offer faster charging times, greater capacity, longer life and, according to a recent report, can reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicles by nearly a quarter.
Although solid-state batteries are difficult to produce, Toyota claims it has managed to make a technological “breakthrough” that allows them to be produced at the same rate as existing electric car batteries.
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