toyota saying On Monday it plans to expand its European battery electric vehicle (BEV) lineup to six models by 2026. The automaker revealed two new concepts for its upcoming electric vehicle fleet, including a “near-to-production” urban SUV and a crossover sports car scheduled for release. a European launch in 2025. Toyota, which Reuters grades is the world's largest automaker by sales, currently selling only one all-electric model, the bZ4X. Its goal is to achieve 100 percent carbon neutrality by 2035.
The company's two recently revealed concepts will join the bZ4X and compact SUV. exhibited last year. Toyota's new urban SUV concept is scheduled to launch in Europe in 2024. Its “authentic SUV design” is inspired by the company's Yaris Cross, one of the best-sellers in its class. The urban SUV concept will come with front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive options and two battery levels: one economical and one with greater autonomy.
Meanwhile, Toyota had less to say about its Sport Crossover concept. We know it has a sloping fastback profile, which the company will use to position it as a sleeker alternative to traditional SUVs. The automaker expects that concept to enter production in 2025.
Toyota plans to launch next-generation batteries in 2026 and beyond. The first will focus on performance, offering a conventional structure with twice the autonomy and a price 20 percent cheaper than the bZ4X.
A second battery will be of “good quality and low cost” designed to stimulate the adoption of electric vehicles. It will have a “new shape” with a bipolar structure, mainly using cheaper lithium iron phosphate (LFP). With this cell phone, Toyota aims for a 20 percent greater autonomy and a 40 percent lower cost than the bZ4X.
A third battery will be strictly high-performance and use bipolar and high-nickel cathode technologies. “Even lower costs and even greater driving range are expected,” was all Toyota said about that battery's range and pricing targets.
Finally, Toyota made progress with its first solid-state batteries, which are still three or four years away. “We have achieved a technological breakthrough that overcomes the long-standing challenge of solid-state battery durability,” said Andrea Carlucci, vice president of Toyota Europe, in a press release. “A method for mass production is currently being developed and we strive to commercialize it in 2027-2028 with a production capacity of several tens of thousands of vehicles.” With its solid-state cells, the automaker's goal is to achieve a 10 to 80 percent charge time in just 10 minutes.
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