Toyota said Monday it plans to increase its European lineup of battery electrical autos (BEVs) to 6 fashions by 2026. The automaker revealed two new ideas for its upcoming EV fleet, together with a “close-to-production” City SUV and a Sport Crossover scheduled for a 2025 European launch. Toyota, which Reuters notes is the world’s largest automaker by gross sales, presently sells just one absolutely electrical mannequin, the bZ4X. It goals for 100% carbon neutrality by 2035.
The corporate’s two newly revealed ideas will be part of the bZ4X and a Compact SUV it showcased final 12 months. Toyota’s new City SUV idea is slated for a European launch in 2024. Its “authentic SUV design” attracts inspiration from the corporate’s Yaris Cross, a prime vendor in its class. The City SUV idea will are available in front-wheel and all-wheel-drive choices and two battery tiers — a finances one and one other with an extended vary.
In the meantime, Toyota had much less to say about its Sport Crossover idea. We all know it has a sloping fastback profile, which the corporate will use to place it as a sleeker different to conventional SUVs. The automaker expects that idea to enter manufacturing in 2025.
Toyota plans to launch next-generation batteries in 2026 and past. The primary will give attention to efficiency, providing a standard construction with double the vary and a 20 p.c cheaper price ticket than the bZ4X.
A second battery can be a “good quality, low-cost” one designed to spur EV adoption. It is going to have a “new shape” with a bipolar construction, primarily utilizing cheaper lithium iron phosphate (LFP). With this cell, Toyota goals for a 20 p.c greater vary and 40 p.c decrease price than the bZ4X.
A 3rd battery can be strictly high-performance, utilizing excessive nickel cathode and bipolar applied sciences. “Even lower costs and a further extended driving range are expected” was all Toyota mentioned about that battery’s vary and pricing objectives.
Lastly, Toyota teased progress with its first solid-state batteries, which can nonetheless be three or 4 years away. “We have made a technological breakthrough that overcomes the long-standing challenge of solid state battery durability,” mentioned Andrea Carlucci, vp of Toyota Europe, in a press launch. “A method for mass production is currently being developed and we are striving for commercialisation in 2027-2028 with production capacity of several tens of thousands of vehicles.” With its solid-state cells, the automaker’s objective is a charging time of 10 to 80 p.c in solely 10 minutes.
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