Japanese firm believes it could make a solid-state battery with a range of 745 miles that charges in 10 minutes

Japanese firm believes it could make a solid-state battery with a range of 745 miles that charges in 10 minutes

  •  Swallowtail   ( @Swallowtail@beehaw.org ) English
    10•1 year ago

    Yes, in the US they have gone so far as to lobby against EV adoption and run anti-EV commercials in favor of trying to get people to buy their hybrids. They innovated earlier with the Prius but then stagnated and are behind now and instead of trying to catch up, they spent time and money trying to block competition. Really made me dislike the company despite the stellar reputation of the quality of their vehicles.

    •  VoxAdActa   ( @VoxAdActa@beehaw.org ) English
      3•1 year ago

      Especially since hydrogen as a fuel is a dead-end, so far as I can tell. In addition to the net energy loss that come from separating hydrogen from whatever else it’s attached to in the precursor material (please tell me they’re not using water for this…), who is going to want to drive a 2025 Toyota Hindenburg?

      •  abir_vandergriff   ( @abir_vandergriff@beehaw.org ) English
        6•1 year ago

        I don’t disagree with the rest of your comment at all, but for the Hindenburg comment - hydrogen vs lithium vs gasoline is all about the same in terms of how dangerous it is for it to catch fire.

        A tank of gasoline has about 4 times the energy of most hydrogen tanks in cars, and can explode at much lower oxygen concentrations. Meaning they explode bigger, easier.

        This same issue applies (in different ways) to gasoline vs lithium. Gas cars have always been a wheeled Hindenburg.