World's First Electric Car with Solid State Batteries
0TOYOTA:
We are developing all-solid-state batteries to see if we can bring out the joy in such things as high output, long cruising range, and shorter charging times.
In June last year, we built a vehicle equipped with all-solid-state batteries, conducted test runs on a test course, and obtained driving data.
Based on that data, we continued to make improvements, and in August last year, we obtained license plate registration for vehicles equipped with all-solid-state batteries and conducted test drives.
There are some things that we have learned during the development process.
All-solid-state batteries are expected to have higher output because of the fast movement of ions within them.
Therefore, we would like to take advantage of the favorable properties of all-solid-state batteries by also using them in HEVs.