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With The 745-mile Solid-state Battery, Toyota Just Became A Force To Reckon With (www.topspeed.com)
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With The 745-mile Solid-state Battery, Toyota Just Became A Force To Reckon With::Toyota has been criticized for not being the most proactive manufacturer out there, but with this new solid-state battery, it just changed the game.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sorry didn’t see it in the article but what’s it made of, and is it as environmentally disastrous as lithium? And how quickly does it charge?

[–] ScalawagBR 4 points 2 years ago

10 minutes allegedly for the charge.

[–] Zeth0s 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Lithium is disastrous only if not recycled.

Unfortunately recycling is expensive so less profitable

[–] billy_bollocks 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think you meant expensive.

Not a lot of lithium is recycled nowadays. Added to this is the fact lithium is stuffed into all sorts of disposable junk tech that will likely never even be considered for recycling.

[–] Zeth0s 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This is the actual problem. Lithium can theoretically be recycled. Governments need to force investments in research and, once good methods are available, force recycling.

No company will do it without push