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Just wanted to post my initial thoughts after watching @jacktheripper's V3 sodium-ion battery announcement:


First, congrats to Jack and team for their hard work completely redesigning their product. Not quite at the finish line yet (release date "2024AUG"), but today's product announcement is certainly a huge hurdle.

Given that I don't yet have physical V3 hardware to review, for now my comments below are my own opinions based on statements made in the above video. The feedback I offer below is identical to the questions I would ask a co-worker during an internal engineering design review process:

@1:04 "The lithium battery just isn't designed to operate in extreme conditions in some corner cases".
I agree that NexCell's specific lithium cells were ill-suited for the Prius' huge current demands. The 'corner cases' would be anyone who drove the vehicle hard and/or in harsh conditions. However, this statement shouldn't be...

Kris goes over the new Corolla scoop.

It'll come with next gen 1.5 litre and 2.0 litre hybrid engines. That's all we know now unless someone picks up a copy of the magazine next month (July 2024)

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