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Chinese battery developer unveils new tech with 1,300-mile range that could revolutionize EVs: 'An important piece of the puzzle' (www.thecooldown.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, Toyota seems to be promising something around 700-800 miles range with solid state lithium battery tech, but as you say, the proof is in the pudding, and the pudding isn't ready yet.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Not Toyotas first time either Toyota has said their solid state batteries are just around the corner.

http://www.electric-vehiclenews.com/2010/12/toyota-announces-4-layer-all-solid.html?m=1

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

In 2010...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

All the while lobbying anti EV policies around the world.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's because Toyota is trying to put all their eggs in the hydrogen basket. Toyota is the only brand that really has a functional consumer-available hydrogen fuel cell car and I think they're stuck in sunk cost fallacy mode with that technology.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

If there was serious investment in green energy. There would be large spikes in power, to have reliable baseline to power the grid. This excess power needs to go somewhere. Hydrogen seems a good solution. It takes free electricity and turns it into a sellable product. One that can be sold at a much higher cost than storing the energy in a battery and selling it back to the grid. It may be able to ease natural gas transitions as well.

The big issue is no country is taking low carbon power generation seriously. Toyota is assuming governments will be responsible now. EVs are being sold because performance, running cost and individuals environmentally attitude is better. Hydrogen requires governments to change their attitude.