What are the top five most important components of an electric car? For many people, the battery will come in the top two and won't be second! The battery is very important because that is where the energy to move the car comes from! The EV industry has settled for the lithium ion battery, but the battery has several drawbacks that do affect EV performance! To beat the competition, many carmakers are in a race to make the best battery! One of those leading the race is Toyota, whose solid state battery has finally hit the market! What is a solid state battery, how is it better than the standard lithium ion battery, and how far has Toyota come in developing its breakthrough? In this video, we bring you Toyota's solid state battery that is finally hitting the market! If you take delivery of a battery electric vehicle today, you will most likely get a lithium ion battery.