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It seems like this vehicle comes with (as far as I know) the first solid state battery in a commercial vehicle which is HUGE news if true! I'm slightly skeptical because of this claim coming from the Chinese government, but who knows, it would be a huge boon for all of humanity if they've figured out solid state batteries.
The huge benefits we'll all see are increased capacity so batteries last longer, and INSANELY fast charge times. You could recharge your car to 100% in the same time as it takes to fill it up with gas currently.
Toyota is promising 700-800 miles range soonish (3 years?), and I believe them a lot more than the CCP.
I don't believe either though, but I do think Toyota is more trustworthy in general. I'll wait until I see an actual product with independent reviews.
At this point China is more reputable than Toyota when it comes to battery technology.
Toyota has been promising solid state tech "within 5 years" for the past 15 years.
Whereas Chinese companies like CATL and BYD basically make an announcement and then ship products within a year.
So I guess we'll see if they ship solid state batteries within a year. That's the promise here, and I'll believe it when I see it. Just like with Toyota.