NexPower V3 hybrid battery unveil - Sodium-ion battery

I think solid state batteries will end up in the same category as clean coal, carbon capture and honest politicians, a dream at best, achievable, maybe, financially viable ..... how many yrs have we been promised solid state batteries are just around the corner? how many $$ have gone into R&D? Do you really think that if it is ever achieved those who have invested all the money into it aren't going to want to get a profit on their investment?

If Toyota can do better than Elon Musk and actually deliver on time, a product that actually works, the claim is 2028 but is that commercially available or one that actually last long enough to consider going into production?

The first of the potassium commercially produced cells are already out there World's first 18650-sized potassium-ion battery aims to fill lithium gap once China gets hold of the technology, we may see big leaps in battery tech at a lower cost and built using more readily available materials ....

T1 Terry

 

Are you thinking toyota is some industry leader in Battery Technology and EV production?
Good luck with the 'waiting'....

 

No and no. Their trajectory for SSB is to be released in a few years, that’s their timeline.

 

I don’t plan on replacing my vehicle by 2028 so I can wait.

If I didn’t wait, id been a soother victim and towing the salty battery line.

 

That's their story, and I thought it changed constantly over the years.
Where is toyota going to pull this SSB out of?
Their extensive battery research labs?
Is that lab comparable to actual battery manufacturers' labs?