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Toyota’s much hyped solid-state batteries will only be produced in limited quantity

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Toyota shared its ambitious plans to produce next-gen and solid-state batteries with extended range back in September, but reportedly, the solid-state batteries will be in short supply initially. The latest report has it only a few thousand units will be produced using the breakthrough technology.

Or maybe “breakthrough” is a bit overstated. Toyota’s plans are to produce two versions of the battery – one with 20% longer range than today’s Toyota EVs (which isn’t much) and one with 50% improvement. To put things into perspective, the standard range option will supposedly hit 999 km and the… Read more…

Pony.ai nabs another license to test L4 autonomous trucks on China’s open roads

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After years of expanding autonomous robotaxi rides throughout China, self-driving specialist Pony.ai continues to scale its technology in another segment – commercial trucks. Today, the company announced it has acquired the first ever license in Guangzhou, China to begin testing its autonomous truck technology on open roads in packs formations. Read more…

This 330kW battery generator uses a giant kite to charge itself

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If you had to read that headline twice, let me assure you: I had to read Kitepower’s website a few times myself. The concept of harnessing the wind for power is positively ancient, but it usually comes in the form of a fixed wind-catching surface rotating a driven mass (aka a windmill). Kitepower is doing something very different. The best way to describe it is probably a “wind winch”. Read more…