Toyota held the “Toyota Technical Workshop” in Japan with the theme “Let’s change the future of cars,” and announced various new technologies that will support its transformation into a mobility company. Another example was the prototype “Crown” EV model. New details regarding electrification plans have been revealed. Toyota says its next generation of electric vehicles, scheduled to arrive in 2026, will be far more advanced than current models and offer significantly improved batteries.
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Unveiling a new solid-state battery with a maximum cruising range of 1,000km
Toyota plans to offer a variety of battery packs, allowing automakers to offer not only EVs with better features, but also more affordable ones. The company’s mass-market product is a bipolar lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery that promises to be “superior” and “low cost . ” In particular, the company aims to improve cruising range by 20%, reduce costs by 40%, and quickly charge within 30 minutes (SOC = 10-80%) compared to the current bZ4X . The bZ4X’s Japanese price starts at 6,000,000 yen, and its WLTC mode cruising range is 487-559km, so these improvements are welcome. The company is also working on the development of a performance battery that will achieve a cruising range of 1,000km . This is expected to make range concerns a thing of the past, with Toyota saying that “vehicle efficiencies such as aerodynamics and weight reduction” will enable longer ranges. These are just part of the equation, as the battery plays a big role. Toyota didn’t say much about it, but the battery will be “square” and have more energy density. The automaker also said the battery will be 20% cheaper than the one in the bZ4X and can be charged from 10 to 80% in less than 20 minutes.
Toyota is also working on the development of high-performance bipolar lithium-ion batteries. He is expected to arrive in 2027 or 2028 and will benefit from a standard performance battery. In particular, Toyota said it can expect a further 10% increase in range and 10% reduction in costs.
Toyota aims to have all-solid-state batteries commercially available in 2027 or 2028, in addition to “traditional” batteries. We estimate that the range of solid-state batteries will increase by 20% compared to performance batteries. 1,200km. This battery also allows the vehicle to charge from 10 to 80% within 10 minutes, which approaches the refueling speed of ICE-equipped vehicles. If that’s not impressive enough, Toyota said it is already working on developing solid-state batteries with “higher level specifications.” This battery is aiming for 50% more range than the Performance battery, which is a whopping 1,500km.
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New Crown electric vehicle (BEV) model
Adopting the “Multi-Pathway Platform,” a platform that enables the provision of a variety of electric vehicles, the company plans to expand its lineup of BEVs even before launching next-generation BEVs. As an example of technology that can provide a BEV, a model with the new Crown’s powertrain converted to a BEV was also released.
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