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Toyota appears to be making good on its promise, delivered at the Los Angeles Auto Show last month, to develop solid-state battery technology for electric-drive vehicles.


Successful development of such batteries would be a big deal as they can store more energy - for longer range between charges - and cost much less to produce than the lithium-ion batteries now considered state-of-the-art.


The Japanese automaker recently announced it has developed a prototype of a next-generation battery designed to provide a longer single-charge range and better performance in higher temperatures than possible with lithium-ion batteries.


The prototype Toyota solid-state battery, which has a 4"x4" cell, has positive and negative electrodes and a solid electrolyte made with lithium cobalt dioxide, graphite and sulfide, respectively, Asian electronics publication Nikkei Electronics reported.




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Tags: Batteries, Toyota, Soild State EV Batteries

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Toyota Reportedly Has Prototype Solid-State EV Battery in Testing was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.