トヨタとパナソニック、EV電池で協業検討を発表 <= Japanese
Toyota, Panasonic consider joint development of EV batteries <= English
English version and Japanese version look slightly different. In Japanese version it is stated that the "possible alliance" expects to develop a "standard" EV battery (could be battery module) that can be used across wide variety of electric vehicles. Panasonic also suggests that this future battery could be pouch, though he didn't specifically state that. He admitted that the current cylindrical format is superior for EV application, but future could be different.
Toyota also stated the percentage of each vehicle type in 2030:
Traditional gas: 50%, 5.5M cars
HV+PHEV: 41%, 4.5M cars
EV+FCV (a.k.a. EV only): 9%, 1M cars
1 million EVs per year in 2030 will require two gigafactories for them.
I think generally a good news for Tesla and EV industry.
Toyota, Panasonic consider joint development of EV batteries <= English
English version and Japanese version look slightly different. In Japanese version it is stated that the "possible alliance" expects to develop a "standard" EV battery (could be battery module) that can be used across wide variety of electric vehicles. Panasonic also suggests that this future battery could be pouch, though he didn't specifically state that. He admitted that the current cylindrical format is superior for EV application, but future could be different.
Toyota also stated the percentage of each vehicle type in 2030:
Traditional gas: 50%, 5.5M cars
HV+PHEV: 41%, 4.5M cars
EV+FCV (a.k.a. EV only): 9%, 1M cars
1 million EVs per year in 2030 will require two gigafactories for them.
I think generally a good news for Tesla and EV industry.