https://www.topspeed.com/toyota-battery-tech-make-tesla-nervous/
The EV revolution is leaving Tesla behind. Although the car company was the first to make EVs a mass-market success, the company has been struggling with problems that its CEO and de-facto mascot Elon Musk has caused. The Cybertruck (which seems to be Elon Musk’s pet project) has been plagued with recalls, including one for shedding body panels on highways. Additionally, its battery supplier has abandoned it for more lucrative and less embarrassing partnerships. And now, it looks like Tesla is about to be upstaged yet again by Toyota, one of the famously stodgiest companies in the industry.
Toyota’s Silent Weapon: The Battery That Could End Tesla’s Reign
The Forge Empire
Jul 20, 2025
Toyota has just revealed a game-changing solid-state battery that could completely disrupt the electric vehicle industry. With a range of over 1,600 kilometers and a full charge time of just 10 minutes, this breakthrough challenges Tesla’s dominance and redefines what EVs can be. In this video, we explore how Toyota’s quiet rise is shaking the foundations of the EV world, what makes solid-state technology so revolutionary, and why Elon Musk may need to rethink his battery strategy. If you’re interested in the future of electric vehicles, this is a story you can’t afford to miss. The race just got serious.
"1,600 kilometers and a full charge time of just 10 minutes"
This is called a bomb.
And this seems like a hit piece on Tesla more than a breakthrough by Toyota. There's no information on what the Toytoa battery is even made of, but no shortage of complaints about every perceived mis-step of Tesla. For example, it complains about Tesla's conservative "competent" battery, then goes out of the way to side step that the specs from Toyota are average at best - after all, 'it's slow conservative engineering is why toyota's are good'.
The DS loves Windmills, when we should have built Mini reactors, Thorium reactors, Fusion reactors &...
The EV "revolution" is already dying with major companies pulling back plans, or full blown retreats like Mercedes-Benz is doing. Once the EV credits are gone, the music stops and there aren't going to be many chairs left.
Here is the problem with this whole OMG IT WILL CHARGE IN 10 MINUTES. Sure it CAN do that but what type of power does it take to do that? 800 volts, 200 amps? The math just doesn't work out and it will take a complete redesign of the entire electrical infrastructure to make it happen. Even if it happens, that charging process will be very dangerous to be anywhere near. The EMF would be insane, let alone if it blows up and/or catches on fire.
The EV "revolution" is done, the removal of tax credits will finish it off.
They should have stuck to golf carts & bicycles. Power tools are ok.
Elon, meet John DeLorean...
These solid-state batteries patented by Toyota look to be a game changer.
Over 5000 patents and a new Lithium Sulfide production plant, 745 miles per charge, recharge in 10 minutes.
I dunno. Everyone googey-eyes at 'solid state' and, really the only benefit is a reduction in both weight and spontaneous fires (not an elimination).
These two articles keep saying Toyota is 'going to disrupt' but....how? No one wants EVs except governments that want control of the citizens. All of the drawbacks except fire risk and range (because the weight reduction is replaced by more battery to get range) are generally the same between current lion packs and new solid state packs as outlined by press releases.
The only way this would disrupt is by being super cheap, where getting an EV over a gas engine might be attractive - but that's not toyota's playbook, generally.