Major Tech Development for New Toyota Cars

On December 23, 1947, Bell Laboratories demonstrated a new technology that revolutionized electronics: the transistor. Solid state circuits replaced vacuum tubes and paved the way for microchips and a host of other innovations that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise. A similar revolution could be coming to Bell Road Toyota sooner than you think.

Another solid state revolution is on the way thanks to the Toyota Motor Corporation. This time, it’s solid state batteries. The batteries in new Toyota hybrid vehicles are usually lithium ion batteries, where the medium holding the charge is in liquid form. That poses some challenges. Not least of these: even though the batteries have improved quite a bit in recent years, range is still a bit limited. Traditional batteries are also slow to charge and may have other disadvantages as well.

Solid state batteries put the charging chemical in crystalline form. It’s more expensive (for now), but it’s also more stable, has a higher capacity, and charges faster than the batteries currently on the market. The company promises that the first cars using this new technology are just five years away.

That’s big news, but it’s not limited to the automotive industry. After all, the burgeoning renewable energy industry often borrows or tweaks technology that got its start under the hood of a car, and these new batteries could lead to improved storage systems that help make renewables even more viable. Your new Toyota Prius could do more to help the environment than you realized!

This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, especially since Toyota cars have been driving America toward a greener future for two decades. See the latest and best at your Phoenix Toyota dealership today. Bell Road Toyota is located at 2020 West Bell Road in Phoenix, AZ.