Eastern_Yam@alien.topB to Cars@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months agoElon Musk dismissed hybrid vehicles as a ‘phase’ while Toyota doubled down on them. Now they’re a ‘smoking-hot market’ as EV demand chillsfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk dismissed hybrid vehicles as a ‘phase’ while Toyota doubled down on them. Now they’re a ‘smoking-hot market’ as EV demand chillsfortune.comEastern_Yam@alien.topB to Cars@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square148fedilink
minus-squaretomashen@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoBecause they are holding out for better battery tech. Ssd battery that can have range of 700+ miles with 10-30min charge. Toyota doesnt fall into “latest is greatest” bullshit. They adopt well researched and refined tech only.
minus-squareA320neo@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIn 2012 Toyota claimed their solid-state batteries were coming in 2017. In 2017 they claimed they were coming in 2020. In 2020 they claimed they were coming in 2023. In 2023 they claimed they were coming in 2027. I wonder what will happen in 2027?
minus-squarefaizimam@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoToyota just announced that in 2030 they will have enough solid state batteries for about 10,000 cars. It’s just not a serious plan.
Because they are holding out for better battery tech. Ssd battery that can have range of 700+ miles with 10-30min charge. Toyota doesnt fall into “latest is greatest” bullshit. They adopt well researched and refined tech only.
Like hydrogen?
In 2012 Toyota claimed their solid-state batteries were coming in 2017.
In 2017 they claimed they were coming in 2020.
In 2020 they claimed they were coming in 2023.
In 2023 they claimed they were coming in 2027.
I wonder what will happen in 2027?
Toyota just announced that in 2030 they will have enough solid state batteries for about 10,000 cars.
It’s just not a serious plan.