• ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    It seems like this vehicle comes with (as far as I know) the first solid state battery in a commercial vehicle which is HUGE news if true! I’m slightly skeptical because of this claim coming from the Chinese government, but who knows, it would be a huge boon for all of humanity if they’ve figured out solid state batteries.

    The huge benefits we’ll all see are increased capacity so batteries last longer, and INSANELY fast charge times. You could recharge your car to 100% in the same time as it takes to fill it up with gas currently.

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        6 months ago

        At this point China is more reputable than Toyota when it comes to battery technology.

        Toyota has been promising solid state tech “within 5 years” for the past 15 years.

        Whereas Chinese companies like CATL and BYD basically make an announcement and then ship products within a year.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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          6 months ago

          So I guess we’ll see if they ship solid state batteries within a year. That’s the promise here, and I’ll believe it when I see it. Just like with Toyota.