Over the years, I've reported many promising new developments in EV battery technology. The word "game-changer" has often been bandied around with gay abandon. Well, here's another one.
Toyota, of all companies - after single-handedly kick-starting hybrid car technology, it has been conspicuous by its absence in the full electric vehicle field - has announced it has developed a solid state battery with a range of 1,200km (745 miles) that charges in less than 10 minutes. Now, wouldn't that be nice?
I have looked into solid state batteries before, and there are several challenges still to be overcome, not least their cost. But the fact that Toyota is making this very public announcement suggests that they are making some serious progress. Yes, it's still at the prototype stage, and scaling-up is always fraught. But it could be a, well, game-changer.
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