Toyota: revolutionary new solid electrolyte battery

Already a leader in hydrogen, auto maker Toyota may very soon overtake its electricity competitors. How? "Or" What? Thanks to a new type of battery solid electrolyte The company also announced the release in the first half of the 2020 decade, an important announcement that also propels it to the forefront of the race to advance the technology of electric vehicles.

Toyota's new battery: much safer

Instability: This is the main disadvantage that electric batteries have in common today. The electrolytes that make up them, being in liquid form, give rise to the formation of dendrites and can be a source of short circuits between the electrodes. This is followed by increased heat generation, which can cause the electrolyte to evaporate and then ignite the battery on contact with ambient air.

And it is precisely this problem of instability that the manufacturer Toyota has tackled. To limit the risk of fire and explosion of the battery, the manufacturer has developed a practical and safe battery, consisting only of solid electrolytes. A well-proven solution that also offers the opportunity to take advantage of certain benefits, including reduced risk of short circuits. And since there is no short circuit, the risk of the battery exploding is virtually zero.

Super fast charging: another feature that will bring success to this new battery.

In addition to preventing short circuits, solid electrolyte batteries can handle higher loads without the need to supplement them with a cooling system. Because the cells they are made of are also more compact and close together, a battery can store two or three times as much energy as a lithium-ion unit with a liquid electrolyte.

What's more, according to the manufacturer, the use of a solid electrolyte usually reduces the cost of batteries and therefore systematically reduces the cost of an electric vehicle. To truly realize all these opportunities, we will of course have to wait until 2020. This does not stop the manufacturer Toyota from taking a place in this frantic race for technical progress to constantly improve, constantly improving the performance of electric vehicles.

source: point