Dragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoChinese battery developer unveils new tech with 1,300-mile range that could revolutionize EVs: 'An important piece of the puzzle'www.thecooldown.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down162cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·7 months agoToyota is promising 700-800 miles range soonish (3 years?), and I believe them a lot more than the CCP. I don’t believe either though, but I do think Toyota is more trustworthy in general. I’ll wait until I see an actual product with independent reviews.
minus-squareweewlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoAt this point China is more reputable than Toyota when it comes to battery technology. Toyota has been promising solid state tech “within 5 years” for the past 15 years. Whereas Chinese companies like CATL and BYD basically make an announcement and then ship products within a year.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoSo I guess we’ll see if they ship solid state batteries within a year. That’s the promise here, and I’ll believe it when I see it. Just like with Toyota.
Toyota is promising 700-800 miles range soonish (3 years?), and I believe them a lot more than the CCP.
I don’t believe either though, but I do think Toyota is more trustworthy in general. I’ll wait until I see an actual product with independent reviews.
At this point China is more reputable than Toyota when it comes to battery technology.
Toyota has been promising solid state tech “within 5 years” for the past 15 years.
Whereas Chinese companies like CATL and BYD basically make an announcement and then ship products within a year.
So I guess we’ll see if they ship solid state batteries within a year. That’s the promise here, and I’ll believe it when I see it. Just like with Toyota.