New Lexus LFA with GAME-CHANGING battery!
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Date: 2023-05-17
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John
An operational Solid State battery system: We will see. Even if the technology works (and that is a big if after 40 years of development, the technology is unlikely to find more than niche opportunities in the market.
Actually, I hope it does work as hoped. But 40 years of development has not yet produced the required level of results. If Toyota plus Ford and Nissan plus others have been working on this, where are the cars from those partner Legacy Companies? Why is only Toyota/Lexus and Nissan the only ones to build prototypes?
Why 2028 for Nissan and Lexus not until 2026? Because the technology has NOT been perfected. Plus, no, Toyota has not been working on SS batteries since 2012: it has been 40 years of development. FAILED development, so far.
Fingers crossed they are not telling porkies and they will be able to put them into production rather than being hand-built prototypes. They look like fun! Cheers.
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An operational Solid State battery system: We will see. Even if the technology works (and that is a big if after 40 years of development, the technology is unlikely to find more than niche opportunities in the market.
Actually, I hope it does work as hoped. But 40 years of development has not yet produced the required level of results. If Toyota plus Ford and Nissan plus others have been working on this, where are the cars from those partner Legacy Companies? Why is only Toyota/Lexus and Nissan the only ones to build prototypes?
Why 2028 for Nissan and Lexus not until 2026? Because the technology has NOT been perfected. Plus, no, Toyota has not been working on SS batteries since 2012: it has been 40 years of development. FAILED development, so far.
Fingers crossed they are not telling porkies and they will be able to put them into production rather than being hand-built prototypes. They look like fun! Cheers.
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bigrobsydney
Toyota have been making promises for years about what's coming. The reality, is that their bz whatever was literally losing its wheels, and had to be recalled. Toyota is, if I remember correctly, the worlds most indebted company, with a debt of around 200 Billion. The vast majority of its income comes from ICE, and yet ICE will be a minor part of its sales when the EV mandate kicks in. And, as it stands, Toyota loses money on every EV it sells. So, today, it looks like the cash cow side of its business will be largely gone, and the volume side will cost it billions. Toyota are in serious financial danger; I wouldnt bank on them achieving much of anything, especially since their previous CEO was against EV's, and only moved aside recently, finally admitting that their focus on ICE was a huge mistake, which, in all likelihood, will cost the entire company its life.
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Toyota have been making promises for years about what's coming. The reality, is that their bz whatever was literally losing its wheels, and had to be recalled. Toyota is, if I remember correctly, the worlds most indebted company, with a debt of around 200 Billion. The vast majority of its income comes from ICE, and yet ICE will be a minor part of its sales when the EV mandate kicks in. And, as it stands, Toyota loses money on every EV it sells. So, today, it looks like the cash cow side of its business will be largely gone, and the volume side will cost it billions. Toyota are in serious financial danger; I wouldnt bank on them achieving much of anything, especially since their previous CEO was against EV's, and only moved aside recently, finally admitting that their focus on ICE was a huge mistake, which, in all likelihood, will cost the entire company its life.
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Chrome
Oh please. Toyota is the most in debt company on earth. They are but a flipping fish on the sand before the gargantuan Tsunami of Chinese/Tesla BEVs that are to flood every conceivable sector of the automotive market. In 5 years (which is the time it takes a car to go from concept to showroom) Toyota will have to merge with Mazda, Mitsubishi and Nissan just to try and stay afloat. Or they will be bought by one of the many successful Chinese automakers who will use the once successful Toyota brand image to help infiltrate western markets. Toyota are on the ropes, they ve wasted too much money on hydrogen and lobbying against climate damage reduction to successfully develop solid state batteries. Their existence has caused major damage to the planet and many look forward to their steady, imminent demise.
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Oh please. Toyota is the most in debt company on earth. They are but a flipping fish on the sand before the gargantuan Tsunami of Chinese/Tesla BEVs that are to flood every conceivable sector of the automotive market. In 5 years (which is the time it takes a car to go from concept to showroom) Toyota will have to merge with Mazda, Mitsubishi and Nissan just to try and stay afloat. Or they will be bought by one of the many successful Chinese automakers who will use the once successful Toyota brand image to help infiltrate western markets. Toyota are on the ropes, they ve wasted too much money on hydrogen and lobbying against climate damage reduction to successfully develop solid state batteries. Their existence has caused major damage to the planet and many look forward to their steady, imminent demise.
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Ded
No one cares lol. It's a sportscar which coincidentally will weigh as much as a base F150 and the manual doesn't really matter, because all you're doing is a simulation. If I wanted to do that, I will stay at home and use my logitech G29 setup on Forza. Lexus is going the way of the Europeans and the Americans. It's a sad day. Doesn't matter that it's got 2000 hp and 0-60 in 1. something seconds lol. That 2000 hp won't be usable anywhere on the public road and the 1. something 0-60 won't be fun to your stomach and guts after you do it a few times. I will keep my 135i stick thank you very much.
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No one cares lol. It's a sportscar which coincidentally will weigh as much as a base F150 and the manual doesn't really matter, because all you're doing is a simulation. If I wanted to do that, I will stay at home and use my logitech G29 setup on Forza. Lexus is going the way of the Europeans and the Americans. It's a sad day. Doesn't matter that it's got 2000 hp and 0-60 in 1. something seconds lol. That 2000 hp won't be usable anywhere on the public road and the 1. something 0-60 won't be fun to your stomach and guts after you do it a few times. I will keep my 135i stick thank you very much.
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Sly
Na, for the masses this is still not good enough. Most houses do not have drive ways to charge them also most house that can would need to upgrade their fuse board, expensive. This is just a fad, and gimme - hydrogen is where is going to be, to cost to the environment will be less the infrastructure is already there in the form of filling stations, all that needs to be done is change tanks. Delivery systems are the same as fuel delivery. Need to get past this electric con.
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Na, for the masses this is still not good enough. Most houses do not have drive ways to charge them also most house that can would need to upgrade their fuse board, expensive. This is just a fad, and gimme - hydrogen is where is going to be, to cost to the environment will be less the infrastructure is already there in the form of filling stations, all that needs to be done is change tanks. Delivery systems are the same as fuel delivery. Need to get past this electric con.
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Enrique
Original LFA was a total failure from a sales stand point. It was an amazing engineered car. An electric LFA will also be a failure. Toyota does not have a single production line, for an EV. If they manufacture it, it will be too late, and too few to save Toyota. Not a single OEM that palns to start ev production now will fail. Even some companies with very low production of EV's will also fail. The car world will change drasticaly during the next 4 years.
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Original LFA was a total failure from a sales stand point. It was an amazing engineered car. An electric LFA will also be a failure. Toyota does not have a single production line, for an EV. If they manufacture it, it will be too late, and too few to save Toyota. Not a single OEM that palns to start ev production now will fail. Even some companies with very low production of EV's will also fail. The car world will change drasticaly during the next 4 years.
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Robert
Great video Matt and I'm delighted to see what Toyota and Lexus are up to. The solid state battery technology they're working on will be a huge step forward for EV's. I drove Toyota and Lexus cars for over 25 years before having to move to Hyundai for my first EV a couple of years ago. I really hope they can get their new range of EV's, (with or without the solid state batteries, to market soon as I will definitely be interested in them.
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Great video Matt and I'm delighted to see what Toyota and Lexus are up to. The solid state battery technology they're working on will be a huge step forward for EV's. I drove Toyota and Lexus cars for over 25 years before having to move to Hyundai for my first EV a couple of years ago. I really hope they can get their new range of EV's, (with or without the solid state batteries, to market soon as I will definitely be interested in them.
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Aries
Manufacturers are racing toward making the combustion engine redundant, meanwhile we are still YEARS away from having the kind of charging infrastructure we actually need to own and operate these cars realistically. All very well if you have private ground and can have your own charger installed, but what about people who live in flats or terraces?
Yeah. the all-electric future is still a long way away.
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Manufacturers are racing toward making the combustion engine redundant, meanwhile we are still YEARS away from having the kind of charging infrastructure we actually need to own and operate these cars realistically. All very well if you have private ground and can have your own charger installed, but what about people who live in flats or terraces?
Yeah. the all-electric future is still a long way away.
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Michael
Great development and such, but what happened to the twin-turbo V8 hybrid supercar Lexus is working on then? The one that was spotted testing around Tsukuba? It definitely had a V8 and a massive wing on the back. Don't get me wrong, a manual electric sport car/supercar would probably be great, but one last hurrah with an all-out V8 would be quite awesome.
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Great development and such, but what happened to the twin-turbo V8 hybrid supercar Lexus is working on then? The one that was spotted testing around Tsukuba? It definitely had a V8 and a massive wing on the back. Don't get me wrong, a manual electric sport car/supercar would probably be great, but one last hurrah with an all-out V8 would be quite awesome.
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D. C.
Oh wow, that's about the first time I get somewhat excited about electric cars, because finally battery technology seems to pick up speed. How is the environmental aspect of the new solid state models compared to the ones that are use now?
Oh, and by the way: No need to use so much EQ-ing or whatever you did to your voice, it sounds just fine by itself.
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Oh wow, that's about the first time I get somewhat excited about electric cars, because finally battery technology seems to pick up speed. How is the environmental aspect of the new solid state models compared to the ones that are use now?
Oh, and by the way: No need to use so much EQ-ing or whatever you did to your voice, it sounds just fine by itself.
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arzemagic
When your only power source is a battery, why do you manufacturers feel the need to have the whole of the front of the car lit up the back of the car like a Christmas tree cameras for mirrors? electrically opening doors, 17 screens The fridge and microwave a hairdryer, in fact everything that can decrease the range of the car
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When your only power source is a battery, why do you manufacturers feel the need to have the whole of the front of the car lit up the back of the car like a Christmas tree cameras for mirrors? electrically opening doors, 17 screens The fridge and microwave a hairdryer, in fact everything that can decrease the range of the car
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Tyler
It is an absolutely beautiful car, and like the first one, it's not built for any NEEDS, but for wants. Ive wanted someone to throw a manual gearbox in an ev since the craze began, if you want me to buy an EV this is a step in the right direction. Its definitely a way to give the soul-less EV's a little more life to them
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It is an absolutely beautiful car, and like the first one, it's not built for any NEEDS, but for wants. Ive wanted someone to throw a manual gearbox in an ev since the craze began, if you want me to buy an EV this is a step in the right direction. Its definitely a way to give the soul-less EV's a little more life to them
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autos
mimicking a manual ICE, is stating the obvious - a manual ICE is the pinnacle of automotive engineering. prove me wrong.
Cannot better an LFA unless its a V10 or V12, plus electricity. but it will heavier and hence you cannot better an LFA.
LFA's cannot be bettered.
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mimicking a manual ICE, is stating the obvious - a manual ICE is the pinnacle of automotive engineering. prove me wrong.
Cannot better an LFA unless its a V10 or V12, plus electricity. but it will heavier and hence you cannot better an LFA.
LFA's cannot be bettered.
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Abrvpt
Good informative video. However, there might be talks about solid state batterie for at least 5 years. I hope Toyota have made real advances about this. And I hope they won't ditch the idea to make a not too heavy electric sports car! All those heavy SUVs are so boring.
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Good informative video. However, there might be talks about solid state batterie for at least 5 years. I hope Toyota have made real advances about this. And I hope they won't ditch the idea to make a not too heavy electric sports car! All those heavy SUVs are so boring.
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