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Overview:

Claims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LqVcffdT1A

Claims summary:
1,000Wh/kg
50,000 cycles
<$50/kWh
Non-flammable

Compare with current batteries:
180-250Wh/kg
300-6,000 cycles depending on depth-of-discharge and other factors (i.e. temperature)
$200/kWh
Flammable

They're already making batteries for on-grid utility use, though reading between the lines, those are not the high-density (1,000Wh/kg) ones. The high-density ones are in laboratory testing so far.

I'm encouraged because these seem to be real, not some fantasy by one of the many fly-by-night scam artists we've seen before making similar claims. This is the sort of thing that could make EV's genuinely practical and cost effective for most people, rather than the high-cost, low-range niche products we have today.

We'll see over the next few years if this pans out or not. There have been many...

Garrett Electric Turbochargers Headed To Production In 2021

While I often disparage the idea of a diesel hybrid, the idea of a hybrid turbocharger on a diesel makes sense to me.

Toyota&#39;s New Model Yaris Makes World Premiere | Toyota | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website
New Toyota Yaris – Designed for urban life

- 1.5-liter inline three-cylinder Dynamic Force Engine (cut down 2.0 engine?) with 40% efficiency, no mention of D-4S, probably PFI only
- 15% more system power - so around 114 HP
- more than 20% increase in fuel efficiency
- E-Four is being offered on a Toyota compact car for the first time.
- TSS 2.0, with Rear Cross Traffic Auto Brake. The sensing system has been expanded to prevent accidents at intersections by detecting oncoming cars when turning right and pedestrians crossing the street when turning right or left (adopted by Toyota for the first time).
- World’s first centre airbags...