Toyota Plans To Debut First Ever Solid State Battery Powered Vehicle

Rather than revealing its upcoming solid-state battery-powered car at a major auto show, Toyota aims to take the cover off at the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which runs from Friday, July 24, 2020 – Sunday, August 9, 2020.

This information was recently provided to Autocar ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show by Toyota's Technology Chief Shigeki Terashi. He shared:

    "We will produce a car with solid state batteries and unveil it to you in 2020, but mass production with solid state batteries will be a little later."


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CANADIANCOMMENTS - 10/22/2019 1:03:28 PM

+10 Boost

Toyota playing the long game.... to win.

supermoto - 10/22/2019 1:45:21 PM

+12 Boost

Solid state batteries are a game changer - a fraction of the size, faster charging, and longer life. Any BEV company that is not able to make the transition to solid state is doomed (e.g. Tesla, due to it's misguided investment in legacy battery tech).

SanJoseDriver - 10/23/2019 4:23:41 AM

-6 Boost

You can also add safety to your list, they are very resistant to damage.

Tesla already has their hands in both ultracapacitors and solid state. It will be years before any viable solid state tech is available for affordable cars, and I say that as an extreme optimist with technology. The costs and production challenges are just too high right now. Eventually solid state will be cheaper than cylindrical cells, but that will not be any time soon for any company unfortunately.

SanJoseDriver - 10/25/2019 12:29:10 AM

-6 Boost

I don't, but I have some great hook ups now.

MDarringer - 10/22/2019 8:30:00 PM

+5 Boost

Leave it to Toyota to arrive late and beat everyone to the punch.

SanJoseDriver - 10/23/2019 4:26:25 AM

-6 Boost

I don't see that happening. Their sales have been flat for 5 years and if they don't up their game, sales will start declining soon.