New Lexus electric and Hybrid Systems, and possible sneak peak at the next gen NX?

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12-13-20, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill

Toyota seems to be developing a game-changing electric car battery that will boast impressive specs while avoiding the pitfalls of many existing vehicles.

https://www.unilad.co.uk/technology/...on-one-charge/

How close to this are we really?

12-13-20, 12:14 PM

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They've been touting their solid state for years. They expect to have a pilot line by 2025 which means full production line maybe 5 years after. Solid state only has about 800 cycles which is about 200k miles. The 4680 cell will probably have about 2000 cycles which is over half million miles. See below for a good video on the state of current battery tech.

12-18-20, 06:53 AM

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12-18-20, 10:30 AM

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More damage control babble from Akio. He says most of Japan's electricity comes from fossil fuels. Most of Japan's hydrogen comes from fossil fuels.

Good article on Japan's push to produce hydrogen.
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-11-...-hydrogen.html