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Toyota says electric cars with 1500km range are just around the corner

Toyota is promising a new-generation of industry-leading electric cars from the second half of this decade, with plans to introduce solid-state batteries from 2028.

At an all-day executive briefing – held under the theme of 'Let's change the future of cars' – Toyota said it was expecting to bring electric cars to market with solid-state batteries delivering a driving range of approximately 1500 kilometres.

The Japanese car giant claims "next-generation" lithium ion batteries will be launched from 2026 with approximately 1000km of driving range, while its solid-state batteries will up the driving range by 50 per cent after 2028.

They are just two of the five different types of batteries Toyota says it is developing as part of its electric-vehicle strategy, with various improvements to driving range and cost.

"We are determined to be the world leader in batteries," Chief Technology Officer Hiroki Nakajima...
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