Toyotas new ev battery

I wonder what was the size and weight of the vehicle they powered with that solid state battery to get that 745 mile range.

I can drive that far with the 36 gallon tank in my current F150.

I expect the tests did not use a vehicle of that size.
 
DEFINITELY not a Tundra. Unless they had a solar generator and battery cell on a trailer.
 
Mr. Bggs said:
745 miles for a wife as a grocery getter though would work fairly well for a good chunk of Americans.
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I looked that up to see if what I was thinking is correct.

U.S. drivers drive an average of 12,785 miles per year according to data from the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHA).

That comes to 35 miles a day, every day.
A week's worth of battery charge is less than 250 miles.

That's why the base model Tesla 3 capacity is 333 miles.
The 3 miles-per-hour charger can plug into a common 120V 20A garage outlet every night, if it sits for 10 hours, that's 30 miles range.
Enough for most people.
 
I am very interested in the technology. But until I can drive 300 miles one way in a full sized vehicle, and still have enough juice to make the return trip, I’m just not interested. Yet.

After a few hurricanes, ice storms, and Colonial Pipeline leaks and Russian hacks, I don’t trust the availability of fuel, whatever that fuel might be, unless I have significant range available for my vehicle to get home.
 
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I have an astute neighbor who just put solar panels all over his roof, with Tesla batteries for backup in his garage, and I see a new shrink wrapped pallet in his driveway with more solar panels.

He’s a smart guy, retired plant manager, never-mind he’s a greeny democrat, but he had a new F150 Lightning EV on order, and then canceled it earlier this year, because a friend of his who is deep into battery technology (and that industry) said we were about 18 months away from some new tech that would be way better than where we were six months ago.

Maybe this is it?
 
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Could be. The guys at Toyota seenlm to think this new battery tech will smash the competition. They're smaller, lighter, cheaper and hold a larger charge longer.... according to them anyway.
 
Mr. Bggs said:
Could be. The guys at Toyota seenlm to think this new battery tech will smash the competition. They're smaller, lighter, cheaper and hold a larger charge longer.... according to them anyway.
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and charge faster if I read right.
 
Wonder how the new Toyota battery plant they are building near Liberty ties into all this.
 
Which should all equate to something significantly better than what's currently out there.

if it's all true, It won't be long before you get that fullsize truck that's meeting your standards.
 
Solid-state battery prices are estimated to range from $800/kWh to $400/kWh by 2026, compared to liquid electrolyte batteries, which are currently around $156/kWh

www.alliedmarketresearch.com

Electric Vehicle Solid State Battery Market Size, Share, Trends

Electric vehicle solid state battery market to reach $1,942.0 million in 2035, Commercial vehicle type to rise at 20.3% CAGR; BEV type to rake at 18.7% CAGR.
www.alliedmarketresearch.com www.alliedmarketresearch.com
 
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Just spit-balling here, but I wonder what kind of incentives .gov will throw at this.

We re-lit a small commercial office (1500 feet) a few years ago that had fluorescent lighting in it from the 80’s, with new LED tubes. A contractor for our local utility handled the .gov rebates and everything, and did the install.

$1500 job cost us maybe $300.

And they approached us.

I said, why sure!
 
fieldgrade said:
I am very interested in the technology. But until I can drive 300 miles one way in a full sized vehicle, and still have enough juice to make the return trip, I’m just not interested. Yet.

After a few hurricanes, ice storms, and Colonial Pipeline leaks and Russian hacks, I don’t trust the availability of fuel, whatever that fuel might be, unless I have significant range available for my vehicle to get home.
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I agree with the sentiment. But I can’t do 600 miles in my Tundra, but quick and efficient charging is an issue.

I’m interested in EV for the opposite reason, in a grid down etc if you have solar and some storage you might be the only one getting around after a week.
 
Ferrisfan said:
Solid-state battery prices are estimated to range from $800/kWh to $400/kWh by 2026, compared to liquid electrolyte batteries, which are currently around $156/kWh

www.alliedmarketresearch.com

Electric Vehicle Solid State Battery Market Size, Share, Trends

Electric vehicle solid state battery market to reach $1,942.0 million in 2035, Commercial vehicle type to rise at 20.3% CAGR; BEV type to rake at 18.7% CAGR.
www.alliedmarketresearch.com www.alliedmarketresearch.com
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Toyota is probably a brand that could charge a premium over the existing EV premium and afford a better bit pricier tech…
 
fieldgrade said:
I wonder what was the size and weight of the vehicle they powered with that solid state battery to get that 745 mile range.

I can drive that far with the 36 gallon tank in my current F150.

I expect the tests did not use a vehicle of that size.
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Bet it wasn't $100 to recharge the battery though lol
 
Ferrisfan said:
Solid-state battery prices are estimated to range from $800/kWh to $400/kWh by 2026, compared to liquid electrolyte batteries, which are currently around $156/kWh

www.alliedmarketresearch.com

Electric Vehicle Solid State Battery Market Size, Share, Trends

Electric vehicle solid state battery market to reach $1,942.0 million in 2035, Commercial vehicle type to rise at 20.3% CAGR; BEV type to rake at 18.7% CAGR.
www.alliedmarketresearch.com www.alliedmarketresearch.com
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NCLivingBrit said:
Bet it wasn't $100 to recharge the battery though lol
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See post above yours.

You can pay up front, or pay as you go.
 
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