Toyota leads the global battle for solid-state batteries

On the new energy track, Toyota once again became the "pioneer".

Shigeki terjima, Toyota's executive vice President and chief technology officer, said on Oct. 22 that the company's electric car with the latest solid-state battery technology will be unveiled at the Tokyo Olympics next year.

Meanwhile, the above-mentioned solid-state battery new energy models will be developed based on the concept platform of Toyota e-palette.The platform will develop products with a pure electric architecture and autonomous driving.

As a result, Toyota is likely to be the first company in the world to synchronise the landing of "solid-state batteries" with "autonomous driving".

To address the "range anxiety" of consumers, many carmakers are using more energy-dense lithium-ion batteries to further boost the range of electric vehicles.

With the continuous improvement of lithium ion battery density, safety risks have become more prominent.

So, is there a kind of battery that can guarantee high energy density and high safety performance at the same time?Solid-state batteries were born.

The negative electrode of solid state lithium battery can adopt lithium metal, and the energy density of the battery is expected to reach 300 ~ 400Wh/kg or even higher. It can match high-voltage electrode material, further improve the mass energy density, and has more advantages in supporting long distance driving of electric vehicles.

Compared with the current liquid lithium ion battery on the market, solid state battery USES solid electrolyte, which is non-flammable, non-corrosive, non-volatile and does not have leakage problems. Moreover, high energy density, small size and fast charging support can undoubtedly eliminate consumers' anxiety about battery life and energy supplement at present.

It is because of the advantages of solid state batteries that the global car companies are vigorously developing solid state battery technology, hoping to get a head start in the next generation of power battery technology competition.

Since 2012, when Toyota officially announced its research results in the field of solid-state batteries, BMW, Honda, nissan, hyundai, Volkswagen and other international auto companies, as well as domestic auto companies such as Great Wall, byd, nextev and elch, announced their solid-state battery layout.

But until now, Toyota is still in the car industry to maintain a leading posture.

According to incomplete statistics, more than 100 manufacturers, universities and research institutes worldwide are working on solid-state battery technology.But when it comes to technology patents, Toyota tops the list with 26.

The announcement may show that Toyota has made a breakthrough in solid battery technology.

According to battery research, the energy density of solid-state batteries will climb to a certain level by 2025, while costs will drop dramatically, moving from high-end to low-end products.

According to this timetable, the opening of the solid-state battery will come very soon, and the global car companies will accelerate into the industry, and start a "card battle" ahead of time.

In the global battle for solid-state batteries, Toyota is the first to come up with a "finished product".

Battery technology is undoubtedly the "tray" of the development of pure electric vehicles, and moving towards solid state is the general trend of lithium battery.

The arrival of solid state batteries will not only further solve the pain point of pure electric vehicles, but also become the "catalyst" for major domestic and overseas automobile enterprises to accelerate their products towards electrification.

At the speed of its propulsion, Toyota seems to be ahead in the global battle for solid-state batteries.

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