Toyota announces plan for car batteries that charge in less than 10 minutes

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Toyota plans to make an all solid-state battery as part of its ambitious plans for battery electric vehicles, the company said on Tuesday, amid mounting criticism Japan’s top automaker needs to do more to fight climate change.

Toyota Motor Corp aims for a commercial solid-state battery as soon as 2027. Charging time, one of the main drawbacks of electric vehicles, will get shortened to 10 minutes or less, the company said in a statement.