http://www.motortrend.com/news/actually-toyota-isnt-behind-on-ev-tech-says-head-of-r-d/ Actually, Toyota isn’t Behind on EV Tech, Says Head of R & D October 24, 2017 Collin Woodard
[image http://st.motortrend.com/uploads/sites/5/2014/05/2014-Toyota-RAV4-EV-badge-view2.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&fit=around|651:432 (EV logo) ] Building hybrids has reportedly taught it plenty about EVs Earlier this month, Automotive News published an article that accused Toyota and other Japanese automakers of having fallen behind in electric vehicle development. Among other examples, the article pointed out that Toyota only started its dedicated EV division less than a year ago. But if you ask Toyota, it’s not behind at all. Speaking with Autocar, Kiyotaka Ise, Toyota’s head of research and development, said the company’s focus on hybrids and hydrogen-powered vehicles hasn’t held it back on the EV front. “We have been working with electric motors, inverters, and batteries for more than 20 years,” he said. “We have nothing to worry about. Our EV technology is already developed. The core technology is the same.” Ise also dismissed concerns that Toyota hadn’t invested enough in battery research saying, “There are basically four battery suppliers in the world and we can buy from any of them.” However, he did admit that bringing solid-state batteries to market as soon as possible would give Toyota an edge over its competitors. But these types of high-energy-density batteries are one area where he says Toyota is investing heavily. “I will not spoil the story by revealing our range goals or cost expectations, but we are working hard on solid-state batteries,” Ise said. “The plan is to have them on sale in the early 2020s. And that is an objective that we think puts us ahead of the opposition.” Perhaps we’ll hear more about Toyota’s electric plans at the Tokyo Motor Show later this week. [© motortrend.com] ... https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-tokyo-motor-show/toyota-rd-boss-were-not-behind-ev-development Toyota R&D boss: we're not behind in EV development 24 October 2017 Toyota’s R&D boss has hit back at suggestions that the firm is lagging behind rivals in the race to launch pure electric cars, saying that Toyota has more than 20 years and 10 million unit sales' worth of experience of the components acquired through its hybrid leadership ... http://www.plugincars.com/toyota-continues-aggressive-development-next-generation-electric-cars-133316.html Toyota Continues Aggressive Development of Next-Generation Electric Cars October 24, 2017 ... to multiple reports, Toyota continues to pursue this goal—and to develop an EV ... Toyota Concept-i ... http://www.plugincars.com/sites/default/files/Toyota-i-concept-620.jpg http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/OT-Toyota-admits-Elon-Musk-is-right-that-fcvs-are-incredibly-dumb-tp4688406.html OT Toyota admits 'Elon Musk is right'> that fcvs are incredibly dumb Oct 29 2017 ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Untruths-in-Toyota-advertising-lies-lies-and-more-lies-tp4688353.html Untruths in Toyota advertising: lies, lies, and more lies Oct 25 2017 ... [dated] https://www.caranddriver.com/news/toyota-concept-i-photos-and-info-news Toyota Concept-i Photos and Info ... January 2017 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
