Toyota solid-state EV battery making to advance with latest Japanese facility
All-solid-state batteries have a solid electrolyte, which allows ions to move faster.
A Japanese firm has decided to supply raw materials for Toyota’s solid-state EV batteries. Idemitsu, a Tokyo-based oil giant, is building a facility for a large-scale production of lithium sulfide, an intermediate raw material for the mass production of all-solid-state battery materials.
Compared to conventional liquid batteries, all-solid-state batteries have a solid electrolyte, which allows ions to move faster. Therefore, EVs equipped with all-solid-state batteries are expected to have the potential to further reduce charging time and increase power output.