Toyota is investing heavily in new technology to develop its own batteries. The manufacturer has finally unveiled its solid-state battery electric car

It's no surprise that Toyota was working hard on a solid-state battery. The company recently stated about the possibility of debuting this technology in 4 to 5 years. And so far, nothing new, given that within 5 years it is likely that several other automakers will be very close to doing the same. But now, the bombshell is that Toyota would have in its plans to introduce the first electric car with a solid state battery later this year. The model will have a range of 500 km and a full charge in minutes. And all this without neglecting the company's commitment to hydrogen.

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Toyota's solid-state battery-electric car could boost Japanese market

Toyota's announcement is not just limited to the sale of innovative vehicles, but has even greater impacts. If you look at it from another perspective, you can see how the arrival of the electric car with a solid-state battery could give Japan a chance to gain ground against China, which is currently one of the largest producers of lithium-ion batteries in the world.

It would also be possible that the Land of the Rising Sun would once again play an essential role in supplying the component after being a pioneer in this sector at the beginning of the third millennium, with companies such as Panasonic and Sony, until the arrival of Chinese giants such as CATL.

Advantages of solid state battery

Toyota would be ready to present the first electric car prototype in 2022, according to information from the automaker itself. Compared to equivalent models that use lithium-ion cells, with a battery of the same size, the electric car would travel more than twice the distance on a single charge.

Therefore, designers will have greater freedom, as they will be able to use space-saving batteries in smaller models without sacrificing performance. In addition, they can also create large cars like the current ones, but with greater autonomy.

The company has applied for 1.000 patents on the solid-state battery topic, and with this massive change, it will not only eliminate competition, but will also force everyone involved to change radically in order to meet the new demands.

Japanese government invests 20 billion in energy transition

In a way, the government of Japan is involved in the automaker's operation. The State has already invested around US$ 20 billion to promote the energy transition. A large part of this amount was used to search for new battery technologies.

The government has also decided to support other areas linked to batteries: the creation of the aforementioned induced batteries and the supply of raw materials such as lithium, which is in demand and is increasingly difficult to find.

If Toyota really manages to introduce a solid-state battery electric car in the next 1 to 2 years, it would impact the entire world of sustainable mobility. However, several companies are moving in the same direction and it is not certain that they will not decide to move forward following exactly the plans of the House of Three Ellipses.