Toyota's Solid-State EV Success

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Toyota’s long-awaited solid-state battery is nearing production. This could be the biggest change in EVs since the frunk replaced the engine bay

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After a long period of development, Toyota 's long-awaited solid-state battery is nearing production.

This could be the biggest change in EVs since the frunk replaced the engine bay.

Lithium-ion batteries have emerged as the EV industry standard, but they have too many shortcomings.

SSBs will also free up interior space and payload capacity.

Toyota was the first company to create a market for a completely new type of powertrain since internal combustion engines replaced steam-powered cars.

As SSBs come closer and closer to feasible, more companies are trying to make their own.

SSBs have united the auto industry with tech startups.

Toyota 's long history of reliability makes its SSB program possible.

However, the EV industry has yet to converge on a viable battery design, or even agree on what the internal chemistry should be. Lithium-ion batteries got EVs going, but..

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