"the speed range at which the all-new Aqua can operate on electrical power alone has been expanded"
That seems to me like they are putting lipstick on a pig. Tesla is showing how fast a pure electric car can be, and an all-EV drivetrain, even a cheap one, should provide a VERY zippy experience to all daily driving scenarios.
The fact they aren't bragging about an impressive all-electric range (which IMO should be a 50 mile minimum range enforced by governments to get any PHEV class incentives) or any density comparisons with even LFP or other battery chemistries seems to indicate this is basically a design that was barely improved and sent out to mint profits for another cycle.
Problem is, BEVs are going to destroy this car in performance, will outclass it in environmental virtue signaling, and shows no real technological progress towards a BEV drivetrain.
Between this and its obsession with hydrogen ... Plus the tokyo olympics (one year late themselves) were supposed to be the debut of a near-production solid state battery.
That is vaporware so far, and combined with the Quantumscape short seller report, solid state looks pretty far away.
Toyota and most manufacturers besides GM and VW are clearly praying... uh... planning for the solid state battery to be a reality and close the gap with Tesla. Meanwhile Tesla keeps inching forward with gradual improvements and scale.