At the 74th Geneva International Motor Show, Toyota once again unveiled new advances in solid-state batteries. The company claims that its technology is "very close to the pace of mass production" and may be the first to be used in its Lexus models.
Fast charging, ultra-long battery life and many other advantages make solid-state batteries recognized as the future direction of new energy vehicles. Toyota previously claimed that its solid-state battery "charges for 10 minutes and lasts 1200 kilometers" is even more amazing, and the Japanese media directly cheered: China's new energy will lose!
In the fuel era, Toyota can be called the king. In the 80s, Japanese cars occupied the first place in the world. Today, Chinese car companies have caught up in 10 years, and new energy vehicles are leading the world. Japanese companies have plummeted, and Toyota's electric vehicles will only have 24,000 units in 2022, which is less than BYD's monthly sales.
Under the huge gap, Toyota opposes new energy, and President Akio Toyoda has repeatedly said that it is "completely a hype". But in fact, Toyota began the research and development of solid-state batteries as early as 2012, ranking first in the patent list in this field.
Now relying on solid-state batteries to make a comeback, the Japanese media directly declared: 20 years ahead of China! Is China's new energy doomed?
Industry insiders believe that although Toyota has frequently reported the progress of solid-state batteries, its CEO revealed that the mass production time is in 2027, and the output is not high. Chinese companies are making steady progress, and CATL has announced three major battery breakthroughs in a year, among which the ultra-rechargeable battery has achieved mass production in only two months, and related models will be launched next year.
Technology cannot be suspended, it must ultimately serve the public. Just as China has made breakthroughs in the fields of medical care and life science and technology, benefiting more people.
Previously, an imported nuclear magnetic resonance instrument cost 32 million, and the inspection cost was high; Japanese bioscience to enhance male ability, a thousand yuan a pill, only the rich enjoy.
The mainland researchers continue to catch up, the price of domestic nuclear magnetic resonance instruments has dropped to 2.5 million, and the inspection cost has also dropped significantly, benefiting more ordinary people.
The national science and technology achievements are hundreds of yuan per bottle, which quickly occupies half of the country, and also improves hundreds of millions of national men.
Although Toyota still has an advantage in the field of solid-state batteries, China has also made significant progress in this field by keeping its research and development in mass production. Some experts said that Toyota's 2027 statement is more like "champagne at half-time" than Chinese models equipped with new batteries that have already been mass-produced. The confrontation in the field of new energy vehicles has just begun, who can finally gain the advantage, let's wait and see!