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Skyler Ware

Toyota to launch world's first EV with a solid-state battery by 2027 — they're expected to last longer and charge faster

Bangkok Thailand 10 June 2024 Pole billboard with logo Toyota.

One of the world's biggest car manufacturers has announced plans to mass-produce a type of battery for electric vehicles (EVs) that can last far longer and charge much quicker than current technologies.

On October 8, Toyota and the Japan-based Sumitomo Metal Mining Company announced a joint venture to mass-produce cathode materials for solid-state batteries, to be used in the automaker’s battery-powered EVs.

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