Personally, this is the first time I'm seeing this info, and to me it's pretty exciting. 750mi on a single charge would significantly change the calculus on EVs for me personally. It pretty much eliminates any range worries I have, and makes it way more feasible for me to own one if I live in an apartment or condo where I cannot install a more powerful charger. It's the difference between hanging out at a charger station once a week vs once a month.

So at the very least, the article is a nice heads-up to me and others alike that are somewhat on the fence about EVs, that some of our concerns may very well be assuaged.

Do you know the lifetime of current battery technology? Expected years until 80% capacity, etc.? Asking because I don’t know.

Tesla claims their Model S and X batteries degrade 12% over 200,000 miles: https://www.notateslaapp.com/tesla-reference/1371/tesla-show...

I do not, sorry.

Until very recently, EV's weren't even a consideration for me, because of their limitations on range, but also because of difficulty of charging them if you lived in a condo or an apartment (heck, my current car is a Mazda, a company which _just_ started offering EVs in some markets). Because of that, I am not well versed in the specific details of the current generation of EVs. With that said, anecdotally, I have heard of old Prius hybrids getting 100k miles out of their batteries, but that was a decade ago. I don't know what modern battery chem is capable of.

Selfishly, I’m excited only because it might mean Toyota continues to be a viable operation into the future.

I want them to be one of the leaders of next generation vehicles, what ever the technology, only because it means they will continue to support their previous generation vehicles, for which they have an honourable history.

I want my BJ74 landcruiser to run on diesel until it’s no longer available, and then I want it to run as a hybrid/electric vehicle until like the ship of Theseus we are debating whether or not it’s still a BJ74.

I envy you with your Toyota diesel. I could only manage to get a VW.

Also Land Cruiser owner here, although gasoline one. No intentions of conversion. I'm pretty sure gas will be available for the next 100 years.

Agree. This article takes the phrase "745 mile solid state battery, charges in 10 minutes created by Toyota" and fluffs it to 1000 words. No further information is conveyed.

I upvoted it because I didn't hear the announcement until I saw this post.

It’s the first time I’m hearing of it and it sounds neat and I’d like to know more?

10 days ago: The Japanese automaker says it has found a new material that will help commercialize the elusive, long-awaited solid state battery, but it's light on details. https://uk.pcmag.com/cars-auto/147312/toyota-touts-solid-sta...

Yes I get that lol but I don’t have a neural link to all news that is created at the time it happens.