Status
Operational: pilot line
Toyota battery cell plant in Fukuoka, Japan. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Toyota (captive).
Toyota solid-state battery pilot production; sulfide electrolyte; 2027 vehicle target; partnered with Panasonic and Idemitsu for electrolyte supply.
Semiconductor interface: Solid-state pilot drives new electrolyte supply chain; SiC BMS IC requirements change.
Plant record
Plant record
| Owner or operator | Toyota |
| Plant | Fukuoka Solid-State Pilot |
| Location | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
| Owner home country | Japan |
| Products | cells |
| Segment | pilot line |
| Cell chemistry | solid-state (sulfide) |
| Capacity (GWh per year) | 1 |
| Capacity basis | pilot |
| Status | operational |
| Status checked 2025-2026 | no |
| Opened or target year | 2025 |
| Investment | $2.0 billion |
| Anchor customer | Toyota (captive) |
| Strategic tier (1 highest) | 3 |
| China supply exposure | low |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: global.toyota
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motomachi EV Plant (Toyota) | Toyota City, Aichi, Japan | EV assembly plant | operational |
| Toyota Battery North Carolina (Toyota) | Liberty, North Carolina, United States | battery cell plant | ramping |
| Tsutsumi EV Hub (Toyota) | Toyota City, Aichi, Japan | EV assembly plant | under construction |
| Plant | Location | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himeji Cell Plant (Prime Planet Energy & Solutions) | Himeji, Hyogo, Japan | battery cell plant | operational |
| Hyogo Cell Plant (Panasonic Energy) | Himeji, Hyogo, Japan | battery cell plant | operational |
| Osaka Cell Plant (Panasonic Energy) | Osaka, Japan | battery cell plant | operational |
| Tokushima Cell Plant (Panasonic Energy) | Tokushima, Japan | battery cell plant | operational |
| Wakayama Cell Plant (Panasonic Energy) | Wakayama, Japan | battery cell plant | operational |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Fukuoka Solid-State Pilot (Toyota)
- Sources
- ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
- Updated
- 2026-10