Re:With the 745-Mile Solid-State Battery, Toyota Just Became...
by panick21_ on Sunday July 23, 2023 @05:13PM
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> More energy from the battery means more minerals, which means higher cost.
This is a fundamentally false understanding of battery innovation.
> More reactive chemistries can reduce mineral inputs, but tend to be more expensive or less stable.
Less stable, sometimes but not more expensive.
A battery is a box of minerals with electrochemical reactivity, i.e. it can catch on fire if something goes wrong. More energy from the battery means more minerals, which means higher cost. More reactive chemistries can reduce mineral inputs, but tend to be more expensive or less stable.
Tldr; there are no quantum leaps available for batteries. If Toyota has a giant range EV it's either really expensive or it's a research vehicle staying far away from consumers.