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Just when you thought it was safe to look at Toyota news without hydrogen headlines comes this:

Toyota and Woven Planet Have Developed a New Portable Hydrogen Cartridge Prototype | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

They are making a portable 5 kg container for storing hydrogen, like a gas can. Fear not they still haven’t solved the CSD (compression/storage/dispensing at the point-of-sale) costs/complexity issues so hydrogen will still be a niche fuel.

Cool idea though. Imagine throwing one of these in your Mirai for emergency fuel. Or for an emergency generator source as well as maybe even a heat source. I’m sure they are trying to make hydrogen a (more) popular fuel for everything.


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Toyota Releases Storage Battery System for Residential Use Based on Electrified Vehicle Battery Technology | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

Toyota has introduced the O-Uchi Kyuden System, home battery storage system.

Summary:

Capacity: 8.7 kWh
Output: 5.5 kWh

Weird they are now competing for their own batteries for cars. Really weird that pack is almost equal to the Prius Prime.


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Fire jokes aside, I like the pricing.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/2023-chevy-bolt-is-now-the-cheapest-ev-with-26595-base-price