Japanese firm believes it could make a solid-state battery with a range of 745 miles that charges in 10 minutes

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      1 year ago

      It’s been many years now. It’s even claimed the loss of Toyota royalty and the CEO. They found out it wasn’t working very well for them and now they’re in a rush overcompensating.

      Their lack of BEV investment in New Zealand for example, has ensured that now all their cars are ineligible for subsidies. They’d push Hydrogen if they could, but like other countries, we only have one hydrogen station.

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      Why would you think that when they were the first to release a mass produced hybrid and have had multiple options in this segment for decades?

      Toyota plays things conservatively and are likely waiting for all the EV kinks to be worked out before jumping into the market fully. Their newly released EV is just a compliance car along the same vein as the PT Cruiser or HHR created in order to meet fleet emission standards.