Toyota, Idemitsu tie up in mass production of advanced EV batteries

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will collaborate with energy company Idemitsu Kosan Co. in mass production of all-solid-state batteries, accelerating its efforts to develop a next-generation power source that will significantly increase the driving range of electric vehicles.The agreement is part of the Japanese carmaker's efforts to meet its goal of utilizing the state-of-the-art batteries as early as 2027. Toyota aims to establish mass production technology as early as 2030, it said."We have more or less acquired (necessary) technology to make them. We hope to go beyond that by taking…READ FULL ARTICLE