Toyota boasts new battery technology with 745-mile range and 10-minute charging time — here’s how it may impact mass EV adoption::The potential to significantly reduce pollution could be huge.

  • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    You will see the market move to phevs. Having a 400 Mike battery is stupid for most people nearly every day.

    20, 40, 80 mile phevs are going to be what 95% of people need and is going to reduce battery needs.

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      11 months ago

      I doubt it: BEV technology is already past phev for most people. Some of the advantages of BEV are based on simplifying, never needing the thousands of parts and hundreds of pounds that is an engine and transmission. Never needing the maintenance or fluids to support all that. They’ll eventually be cheaper by having a shorter supply chain and faster manufacturing. They don’t need the complexity.

      Ok, currently rural areas need the complexity of phev. But even the most rural house already has electricity that can support a charger, and supercharging networks are rapidly expanding, so even this is only true for the next few years