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Posted on 11/13/2025 8:29:11 AM PST by Signalman
The electric vehicle (EV) world is buzzing with rumors about a revolutionary new battery from Toyota. Whispers of a 1000-mile range and a 5-minute charge time have dominated headlines and YouTube videos, all pointing to a groundbreaking aluminum-ion battery. But what’s the real story behind these incredible claims? We dove deep into the official announcements to separate the hype from reality for our readers at aluminiumion.com.
The Aluminum-Ion Buzz Recent online reports have been ablaze with claims of a game-changing aluminum-ion battery from Toyota. These reports, largely fueled by a series of viral YouTube videos, suggest that Toyota’s CEO, Koji Sato, has unveiled a battery that could make current lithium-ion technology obsolete. The rumored benefits include:
A 1000-mile driving range A 5-minute charging time Lower cost and greater abundance of aluminum compared to lithium Improved safety and recyclability If true, this would be the breakthrough the EV industry has been waiting for. But as with all things that sound too good to be true, a closer look at the official source is necessary.
Toyota’s Official Roadmap: Solid-State is the Star While the idea of an aluminum-ion battery is exciting, Toyota’s official battery technology roadmap tells a slightly different, but no less impressive, story. The company’s primary focus for next-generation battery technology is on solid-state batteries.
According to Toyota’s own news releases, they have made a significant breakthrough in solid-state battery technology and are aiming for mass production by 2027-2028. Here’s what Toyota’s solid-state batteries are expected to deliver:
A 20% increase in cruising range compared to their upcoming “Performance” lithium-ion batteries, which are already targeting a range of over 800km (around 500 miles). This could mean a future range of nearly 1000km (over 600 miles). A rapid charging time of 10 minutes or less (from 10-80% state of charge). Improved safety due to the use of a solid electrolyte instead of a liquid one, which reduces the risk of fires.
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5-minute charging
People are clueless as to how big an infrastructure commitment would be needed to support that level of power transfer and just how dangerous it is.
So ya, not buying it.
Lithium is toxic and explosively reactive to moisture. Aluminum is not. So there.
It’s all good until the government mandates.
Then it turns bad.
Right you are. The energy needed for 1000 mile drive is a lot of kilowatts. To transfer so many kilowatts in 5 minutes? There is no such infrastructure possible in practical situations.
That would be a lot current, do you need a 480V line run to your house?
Are you going to need a bottle of liquid nitrogen on hand to cool your battery while it charges.
If they catch fire, how easy are they to extinguish?
Cargo carriers burning to the waterline when a car battery catches fire is a bad thing.
Homer Simpson can charge his car at work.
Another breakthrough from Toyota!
They’ve been heralding various miracle batteries for a decade.
Then, crickets.
It’s a running joke.
What’s the best way to invest in aluminum?
Sure there are a lot of maybe issues but just the fact of such announcements tied to Toyota makes it a BIG event.
There is no such infrastructure possible in practical situations.
Hilarious, but even if they could come up with the worlds most kick-butt battery; we would be raping the earth trying to get all the other materials and not have enough copper to transition to the solid vs. liquid economy that the world runs on. It’s stupidity on steroids.
I was going to say the same. The current requirements would be enormous.
“What’s the best way to invest in aluminum?”
Buy a mine. That will pay off whether the battery works out or not.
Homer simpson was super human 😂
Got you covered.
People are clueless as to how big an infrastructure commitment would be needed to support that level of power transfer and just how dangerous it is.
With Its Power Grid On The Verge Of Failure, California Begs Residents To Change Their EV Charging Routines (6.23.21)
but you still have to charge the thing . An EV nut wants gas pumps to run as slow as charging stations ,LOL
Flux capacitor at last!
I remember reading that. Their EV concept is so bad no one wants it, so the solution is to make everyone’s current experience with other solutions much worse to make you want theirs.
What utterly horrible narcissistic tyrants.
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