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I hope they are successful on this. Japanese carmakers are really good and well-disciplined on building it with quality and also cheaply, I'm really excited about what they'll bring. I've always enjoyed Toyotas, I have one. Toyotas are always cheaper than the alternative and extremely reliable.
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That quote is not in that article, which is from 2017. Did you mean to link to something else?
That article is from 2009 about Toyota announcing a 10x lithium ion wonder-battery due in ~2015. That didn't happen. Now, in 2023, Toyota promises a solid-state wonder-battery soon (tm). Since wonder-battery announcements from Toyota have proven unreliable before we shouldn't hold our breath for today's wonder-battery announcement from Toyota.
That article shared in this comment thread announces the start of development of a new battery technology, with the author sharing their opinion on the possible delivery date - not Toyota.
But regardless of whether Toyota succeeds according to their schedule, holding your breath for 5 years or more is not recommended.
I'll believe it when I see it. There seems to be a lot of noise, confusion and FUD coming from Toyota lately.
> There seems to be a lot of noise, confusion and FUD coming from Toyota lately. Not really? The old CEO with his irrational hate of all-electric cars left, and Toyota is now free to catch up with the rest of the industry. And the best way to catch up has always been to leapfrog a tech generation ahead, rather than trying to copy what the competition designed last year.
I hope they are successful on this. Japanese carmakers are really good and well-disciplined on building it with quality and also cheaply, I'm really excited about what they'll bring. I've always enjoyed Toyotas, I have one. Toyotas are always cheaper than the alternative and extremely reliable.
wouldnt hold your breathe.. they've been claiming solid state has been around the corner since like 2010
I like the fact that they show their intent without making you pay for it
I'll believe it when I see it. There seems to be a lot of noise, confusion and FUD coming from Toyota lately.
> There seems to be a lot of noise, confusion and FUD coming from Toyota lately. Not really? The old CEO with his irrational hate of all-electric cars left, and Toyota is now free to catch up with the rest of the industry. And the best way to catch up has always been to leapfrog a tech generation ahead, rather than trying to copy what the competition designed last year.
how is the actual progress and its rate, though?
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wouldnt hold your breathe.. they've been claiming solid state has been around the corner since like 2010
Still better than the kind of promises you'd get from Elon Musk, costing you 10K to get a FSD system to drive you into a wall. I like the fact that they show their intent without making you pay for it
I'll believe it when I see it. There seems to be a lot of noise, confusion and FUD coming from Toyota lately.
I hope they are successful on this. Japanese carmakers are really good and well-disciplined on building it with quality and also cheaply, I'm really excited about what they'll bring. I've always enjoyed Toyotas, I have one. Toyotas are always cheaper than the alternative and extremely reliable.
wouldnt hold your breathe.. they've been claiming solid state has been around the corner since like 2010
First source link I could find on google. https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/byd-may-launch-first-sodium...
I hope they are successful on this. Japanese carmakers are really good and well-disciplined on building it with quality and also cheaply, I'm really excited about what they'll bring. I've always enjoyed Toyotas, I have one. Toyotas are always cheaper than the alternative and extremely reliable.
wouldnt hold your breathe.. they've been claiming solid state has been around the corner since like 2010
Rather around the early-mid 2020s which has been impacted by COVID.
I am always reluctant to bet against Toyota since they have a long history of delivering.