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Toyota’s advanced battery technology roadmap

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Re: Toyota’s advanced battery technology roadmap

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Post by j45 »

SCdF wrote: post #202
j45 wrote: post #198

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you read into it some more Toyota has had this tech for a while, it’s real and it seems to work. Since battery life like this might be a step change, it will leave most EV manufacturers behind if they don’t have an answer. EV buyers may want to consider a used EV until new tech comes out, since old or current tech is not always worth paying new prices for. It might also be a factor in the relationship between Toyo…

I know what you mean, but until they release it in a production car it's not really real, if you know what I mean.

Absolutely. It's a battery pack though, not a car.

Does Toyota have cars with battery packs this battery could be swapped into? That run only on electric for some of the time (Prime).

Maybe it's closer than it seems.

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Post by j-a-a-p »

the-dude wrote: post #196

This is a peculiar marketing strategy. This 'news' has been pushed about every month in the last ~6 months, and even before in 2021 there have been similar 'stories'. But there is no battery. But they are near. Here is one from 2021 : https://www.motortrend.com/news/toyota-battery-bev-hev-solid... Enter the rabbit hole : https://hn.algolia.com/?q=toyota+battery

After reading the links you mentioned I do not support your opinion that Toyota is pushing this or a similar story since 2021. On the contrary, they announce huge investments and research breakthroughs for years now, but only now they are starting to announce mass production.

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Post by Incipient »

m-p-3 wrote: post #252
thiago_fm wrote: post #160

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.

> Toyotas are always cheaper than the alternative From my last time shopping they weren't the cheaper at purchase time, but I do agree that they're reliable and I haven't spent a lot of money for repair so far, and when I do the parts aren't very expensive nor difficult to find. So I'd say the total cost of ownership is likely cheaper than the alternative, and they also hold their value well compared to other brands.

I don't think this includes any of the Chinese brands. They obviously have a cheaper cost base, arguably lower quality, and the government is keen to get more global market penetration so they're going to be a lot more competitive.

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Post by dangus »

corbezzoli wrote: post #265
malablaster wrote: post #264

932 miles is suspiciously specific.

Range = this new battery’s capacity / some car’s average “MPG” This produced an “exact” number out of consumption averages. The public doesn’t yet know what “250 kWh” means.

Whoever wrote that converted 1500km to miles and rounded (= 932.057 miles)
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