GAME OVER! TOYOTA'S New WATER ENGINE Will Destroy Entire EV Industry

GetsetflySCIENCE by Gaurav Thakur
6 Feb 202418:03

Summary

TLDRThe script discusses Toyota's innovative approach to eco-friendly engines, introducing a concept car that uses water as fuel, potentially revolutionizing the automotive industry. It highlights Toyota's history of innovation with the Prius and addresses the challenges of hydrogen-powered engines. The video speculates on Toyota's strategy to overcome these issues by integrating an electrolysis setup in vehicles to extract hydrogen from water, thereby avoiding the need for hydrogen fuel stations. The summary also touches on the energy efficiency and safety concerns of this technology, questioning whether Toyota's water engine could outperform the current EV market.

Takeaways

  • 🚗 Toyota is developing a car that uses water as fuel, potentially revolutionizing the automotive industry.
  • 🌐 This new engine could pose a significant challenge to other eco-friendly car manufacturers, including Tesla.
  • 💧 The concept involves putting water in the fuel tank, with water also being emitted from the exhaust, while still producing power comparable to traditional engines.
  • 🔍 Toyota's innovative approach has been a hallmark since the 1990s, when they launched the world's first successful hybrid electric car, the Prius.
  • 🔋 Despite early success with EVs, Toyota identified flaws, such as the environmental impact of battery production and the source of electricity for charging stations.
  • 🚫 Toyota halted EV production due to these concerns, focusing instead on improving combustion engines and exploring alternative fuels.
  • 🌱 The idea of using hydrogen as a fuel was considered, but the challenges of handling and storing hydrogen led to a reevaluation of the concept.
  • 💡 Toyota's engineers came up with the idea of extracting hydrogen from water within the vehicle itself, using electrolysis, to avoid the dangers of storing hydrogen.
  • 🌟 The water engine concept leverages Toyota's strengths in innovation and problem-solving, aiming to create an eco-friendly and efficient vehicle.
  • 🌐 The success of Toyota's water engine will depend on overcoming technical challenges and proving its viability in the market, potentially reshaping the future of transportation.

Q & A

  • What is the innovative approach Toyota is taking with their new car engine?

    -Toyota is developing a car engine that uses water as fuel. This engine is designed to be eco-friendly, producing water as exhaust while generating power comparable to traditional petrol or electric engines.

  • How does the concept of burning water in an engine challenge traditional automotive companies?

    -The idea of a water-burning engine could disrupt the automotive industry, including companies like Tesla, by offering an alternative to both petrol and electric engines that is potentially more environmentally friendly and efficient.

  • What is Toyota's history with electric vehicles (EVs)?

    -Toyota launched the world's first successful hybrid electric car, the Toyota Prius, in 1997. They were also involved in EVs before Tesla, but later stepped back from EV production due to concerns about the environmental impact of battery production and the source of electricity for charging.

  • What are the environmental concerns associated with electric vehicles as identified by Toyota?

    -Toyota identified that the electricity used to charge EVs often comes from fossil fuels like coal, diesel, and natural gas, leading to indirect carbon emissions. Additionally, the extraction and production of batteries, which often involve lithium, cobalt, or nickel, also contribute to environmental pollution.

  • Why did Toyota initially abandon the idea of a hydrogen-powered engine?

    -Hydrogen is highly flammable, making it risky to store in large quantities in vehicles. Toyota initially scrapped the idea due to safety concerns, but later reconsidered it with a new approach that involves extracting hydrogen from water within the vehicle itself.

  • What is the concept behind Toyota's water engine?

    -The water engine concept involves using water as a source of hydrogen through on-board electrolysis. The hydrogen is then used as fuel in the engine, with the process being designed to be safe and environmentally friendly.

  • What are the challenges Toyota faces in making their water engine a practical reality?

    -Toyota needs to address the efficiency of the electrolysis process, ensuring that the energy used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen is less than the energy produced by burning hydrogen. They also need to ensure the safety and reliability of the system, including the storage and use of hydrogen within the vehicle.

  • How does Toyota's water engine concept differ from previous attempts at water-powered vehicles?

    -Previous attempts at water-powered vehicles often involved impractical designs or used chemical reactions that produced corrosive and toxic gases. Toyota's approach focuses on safely extracting hydrogen from water within the vehicle, using a process that is more controlled and environmentally friendly.

  • What is the significance of Toyota's focus on innovation in their approach to automotive technology?

    -Toyota's focus on innovation has been a key factor in their ability to set trends in the automotive industry. Their willingness to explore new technologies and rethink traditional approaches has allowed them to develop groundbreaking solutions like the hybrid electric car and the water engine concept.

  • What are the potential implications of Toyota's water engine for the electric vehicle (EV) industry?

    -If successful, Toyota's water engine could offer a more sustainable and efficient alternative to EVs, potentially impacting the market share and future development of electric vehicles. However, this would depend on overcoming technical challenges and proving the concept's viability on a large scale.

  • How does Toyota's approach to problem-solving and innovation reflect their corporate identity?

    -Toyota's approach to problem-solving, as illustrated by their development of the water engine, reflects their corporate identity of continuous improvement and innovation. They are known for taking on challenges and finding creative solutions, which has been a driving force in their success in the automotive industry.

Outlines

00:00

🚗 Toyota's Water-Powered Engine Revolution

The script introduces Toyota's innovative water-powered engine that could potentially disrupt the automotive industry. This technology allows water to be used as fuel, producing only water vapor as exhaust, and claims to be as powerful as traditional petrol or electric engines. The summary discusses the challenges of using water in engines, such as metal corrosion and the need for a fundamentally different approach to combustion. It also touches on Toyota's history of innovation, having launched the world's first successful hybrid electric car, the Prius, and its decision to halt EV production due to environmental concerns regarding battery production and electricity generation.

05:03

🌐 Hydrogen's Potential and Toyota's Water Engine

This paragraph delves into the benefits of hydrogen as a fuel source, highlighting its compactness, high energy yield, and clean combustion. It discusses Toyota's exploration of hydrogen engines and the challenges faced, such as the flammability of hydrogen and the storage issues. The script then introduces the concept of using water as a safer alternative to store hydrogen, by exploiting the impurities in water that prevent hydrogen from being explosive. The summary also mentions past attempts at water-powered vehicles and the obstacles they faced, including political interference and technical impracticalities.

10:04

🛠️ Toyota's Innovative Approach to Solving Engine Challenges

The script outlines Toyota's strategy to overcome the limitations of hydrogen engines by integrating the electrolysis process directly into the vehicle, eliminating the need for storing hydrogen. This approach uses the vehicle's battery to electrolyze water into hydrogen and oxygen on-demand, addressing safety concerns and the inefficiency of hydrogen storage. The summary emphasizes Toyota's commitment to innovation and its ability to learn from past mistakes, drawing parallels to Japan's post-WWII recovery and Toyota's role in it.

15:07

🔋 The Future of Toyota's Water Engine and its Impact on EVs

The final paragraph discusses the potential of Toyota's water engine to replace the EV industry, given its conceptual stage and the challenges that need to be addressed before it can hit the market. It points out the energy conversion process and the need for a perpetual engine that does not violate the laws of physics. The summary also raises questions about the efficiency of hydrogen production through electrolysis and the energy cost involved. It concludes by acknowledging the potential of this technology, especially with the backing of a major company like Toyota, and hints at other innovative projects, such as NASA's venture into making air travel more profitable.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Water Engine

A water engine is a theoretical type of engine that uses water as a fuel source. In the context of the video, Toyota is developing a water engine that can extract hydrogen from water through electrolysis and use it as a fuel. This concept is central to the video's theme as it represents a potential breakthrough in eco-friendly automotive technology.

💡Eco-friendly

Eco-friendly refers to products or processes that have minimal negative impact on the environment. The video discusses how Toyota's water engine and Tesla's electric vehicles (EVs) aim to be eco-friendly by reducing carbon emissions. However, the video also highlights the paradox of EVs contributing to pollution through the energy sources used to charge them.

💡Electrolysis

Electrolysis is a chemical process that uses electricity to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. In the video, Toyota's water engine concept relies on electrolysis to generate hydrogen from water, which is then used as fuel. This process is crucial to the operation of the water engine and is a key part of Toyota's innovative approach.

💡Hydrogen Engine

A hydrogen engine is an internal combustion engine that uses hydrogen gas as a fuel. The video mentions Toyota's previous exploration of hydrogen engines and their challenges, such as the flammability of hydrogen. The water engine concept is an evolution of this idea, aiming to mitigate the risks associated with pure hydrogen.

💡Combustion Engine

A combustion engine is an engine that generates power by burning fuel in a combustion chamber. The video discusses how Toyota's water engine could potentially replace traditional combustion engines by using hydrogen produced from water, thus reducing carbon emissions and pollution.

💡Innovation

Innovation refers to the process of creating new ideas, methods, or products. The video emphasizes Toyota's commitment to innovation, highlighting their history of being a trendsetter in the automotive industry, from the first hybrid electric car to the potential water engine.

💡EVs (Electric Vehicles)

EVs are vehicles that are powered by electricity, often from batteries. The video discusses the current popularity of EVs and their perceived eco-friendliness. However, it also questions their true environmental impact, considering the energy sources used to charge them and the production of batteries.

💡Carbon Emissions

Carbon emissions refer to the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, primarily from burning fossil fuels. The video explores the environmental impact of different types of engines, including EVs, and how Toyota's water engine aims to reduce carbon emissions.

💡Toyota Prius

The Toyota Prius is the world's first mass-produced hybrid electric car, launched in 1997. The video mentions the Prius as an example of Toyota's innovative spirit and its role in setting trends in the automotive industry, despite the company's subsequent shift in focus.

💡Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency is the effectiveness with which energy is used, often measured by the ratio of useful output to input. The video discusses the energy efficiency of Toyota's water engine concept, noting the challenge of generating hydrogen from water using less energy than the hydrogen itself can produce.

💡First Principles Thinking

First principles thinking is a problem-solving approach that involves breaking down complex problems into their fundamental elements. The video uses this concept to explain Toyota's approach to overcoming challenges in developing the water engine, emphasizing the importance of identifying and addressing the root causes of problems.

Highlights

Toyota is developing a car that can run on water, potentially revolutionizing the automotive industry.

This new Toyota engine is eco-friendly, with water both entering and exiting the system.

The innovative engine could challenge the dominance of Tesla and other electric vehicle manufacturers.

Toyota's water engine is said to produce power comparable to petrol or electric engines.

The concept raises questions about the feasibility of burning water in an engine.

Current engines face corrosion issues when water enters the fuel tank.

Toyota has a history of innovation, having launched the first successful hybrid electric car, the Prius, in 1997.

Despite early success with EVs, Toyota identified flaws in their hybrid electric engine, leading to a shift in focus.

Environmental concerns with EVs include the source of electricity for charging and the extraction of battery materials.

Toyota is exploring hydrogen as a fuel due to its potential for high energy release and lack of carbon emissions.

Hydrogen's flammability has been a challenge for its use in vehicles, leading Toyota to reconsider its approach.

The idea of a water engine involves extracting hydrogen from water within the vehicle, avoiding the need for a hydrogen fuel tank.

Toyota's water engine concept uses on-the-spot electrolysis to produce hydrogen, addressing safety concerns.

The concept includes a water-resistant coating for the fuel tank to prevent corrosion.

Toyota's approach to innovation involves learning from past projects and improving upon them.

The water engine is still in the conceptual stage, with prototypes released but significant challenges to overcome.

Energy efficiency is a key issue, as the process of electrolysis currently requires more energy than is produced by hydrogen.

The potential of Toyota's water engine to disrupt the EV industry depends on solving technical and economic challenges.

Transcripts

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Toyota company is making a car that we can put water in and drive.

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Yes, you heard that right.

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Water will go in the petrol tank.

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And chances are, all those companies, including Elon Musk's Tesla,

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which is now claiming to make the most eco-friendly car,

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their business can be destroyed.

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Because, this new engine of Toyota is also going to be a very eco-friendly combustion engine.

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In its fuel tank, water is put in, but water comes out of its exhaust as well.

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And yet, it produces as much power as a petrol or an electric engine.

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So now, the question is, how is Toyota going to burn water in its engine?

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Have they found a quality of water that has been left out of the eyes of all these giant companies?

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Also, the current engines have a scene with water, like the water scene with cats.

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If water goes into an engine or fuel tank by mistake, its condition becomes like this.

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The metal completely rots away.

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So, how will Toyota, the enemy of the engine, make water the biggest friend of the engine?

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And why doesn't Tesla seem to be the trendsetter of the EV industry in today's day and age?

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But the truth is, Toyota launched the world's first successful hybrid electric car in 1997.

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And they had also brought EV cars into the limelight before Tesla.

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So why, today, apart from the trend of EV,

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why didn't Toyota become the trendsetter of this water engine?

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And why does it want to become the trendsetter of this water engine?

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Does it see something that even Elon Musk's visionary eyes are unable to see?

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Well, if you understand Toyota's mindset, you will get the answers to all these questions yourself.

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So without further ado, let's understand how Toyota is going to burn water on the hard work of the car industry with its water engine.

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So, look friends, Toyota is a company that doesn't become part of a crowd like other companies.

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Rather, it sets the trend itself.

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The trend that big companies follow.

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And that's why they want to become the trendsetter of the EV industry.

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And their major focus is innovation, innovation, and only innovation.

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Because of this innovative approach, in the 1990s, the whole world was not even thinking about EVs.

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But Toyota launched the world's first hybrid electric car, Toyota Prius, and set a trend for EVs in the same car market.

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In fact, some experts believe that if this car hadn't been so successful in the late 90s,

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then maybe in the early 2000s, Tesla wouldn't have had that initial push.

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Anyway, whatever may be the case, but somehow, Toyota itself wasn't happy with its success.

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In fact, America, which is home to big car giants like Tesla, Ford, Chevrolet, and Fiat, is also considered to be a more reliable outsider than Toyota in today's history.

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In fact, this is also the reason why one out of every five off-road vehicles in America is Toyota.

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Now, when Toyota Prius was launched, and both its positive and negative feedbacks were received worldwide,

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then they saw some concerning flaws in their hybrid electric engine.

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And they stopped producing their EVs.

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But what were those flaws that could not be fixed with minor modifications?

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Well, actually, there were multiple flaws.

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In fact, when Toyota studied its EV model, Prius, in detail,

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they saw two major problems in their model.

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First, EVs are considered eco-friendly, and they emit zero carbon emissions,

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but the electricity that comes to the charging stations,

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is burned by coal, diesel, and natural gas.

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That means, technically, whenever EVs are on the road, they are also polluting the environment.

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And secondly, the batteries that are used in EVs are mostly lithium, cobalt, or nickel,

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and these metals are extracted to make just one battery.

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So much fossil fuel has to be burned to make two normal EVs.

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In fact, you may not know this, but an electric car has also released 13,608 kilograms of carbon dioxide gas before reaching the showroom.

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Which can kill 22,000 people every year.

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All in all, Toyota realized that

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because of these flaws,

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the main purpose of EVs is being beaten.

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And they are just wasting these rare materials for the sake of their comfort.

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As a result, they took the development of EVs on the back foot,

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and instead, they started focusing more on improving the cars with combustion engines.

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Starting with choice of fuel.

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Basically, from the very beginning,

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Toyota knew very well that the fuel you use matters more than the engine.

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Because how many chemical bonds are there in a fuel?

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How many of those bonds can break easily and release trapped energy?

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And how many of those bonds can break in half and turn into carbon pollutants?

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It is very important to take all these things into consideration.

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Now, in such a situation, you all must be knowing this,

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the molecule that can make the most bonds,

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which molecule, which element is it?

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Well, carbon, right?

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That means, you can use ethanol, you can use kerosene, you can use CNG,

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when you burn them, in some form,

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carbon dioxide will be released.

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So in such a situation, what should we do?

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Well, there can be an idea.

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What if we use hydrogen, H2?

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Because a hydrogen molecule has two hydrogen atoms,

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and because hydrogen molecules are small,

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they can be packed tightly in a fuel tank.

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That means, let's say, you can fill a fuel tank with 24 bonds with only 4 petrol molecules,

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but with 100 hydrogen molecules with one bond,

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then ultimately, you have 4 bonds.

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You will have 4 extra bonds of energy.

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Moreover, because the bonds between hydrogen are very strong,

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when they break, they produce 3 times more energy than petrol.

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And in return, carbon dioxide is also not released.

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So all in all, it's a big win-win situation.

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In fact, Toyota's same hydrogen engine,

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and our detailed explanation video on it,

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both these things already exist.

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But as I said in that video,

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that hydrogen-powered engine also had its own problems.

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Hydrogen is a promising fuel,

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as well as a highly inflammable gas.

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That is, to take it in your car in a big tank like this,

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means, you are sort of taking a moving time bomb with you.

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And such hydrogen-powered, let's say, 100 cars,

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if they get stuck in traffic like Mumbai,

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then just assume that it is not traffic,

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but a ticking atom bomb.

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And that's why, initially,

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Toyota also had to scrap the idea of this hydrogen-powered engine.

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But eventually, they returned to the drawing board once again.

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But this time, with a new mindset.

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Look, Toyota had come to know that

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to make eco-friendly cars,

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apart from fossil fuels,

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if anything else can work,

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then it is only hydrogen.

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So, what if we try to fix the problems of this hydrogen engine

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instead of starting from zero?

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Yes, pure hydrogen is inflammable.

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But if we try to make this hydrogen in an impure form,

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then we will have a problem. If we put hydrogen in a fuel tank,

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then it will not be inflammable.

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Right?

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And this very idea gave birth to the concept of a water engine.

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Now, friends, we will go further in the explanation.

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But let's realize this thing here.

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And personally, this is one of the most important messages for me

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for all of you through this channel.

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Look, we get stuck anywhere in life.

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Like, Toyota got stuck.

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So, we should always fall back on first principles thinking.

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First principles thinking means

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identifying the problem from the root.

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So, as Toyota understood here,

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the problem here is not hydrogen engines,

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but the inflammable nature of hydrogen.

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So, fundamentally, if we can tweak this nature in some way,

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then we would be able to get best out of both the worlds.

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And such creative ideas

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will usually come to you only from first principle thinking.

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Otherwise, during the time of problems,

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our mind always gets stressed out

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and sees an escape route.

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And then we drop that idea.

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So, now let's move ahead in the concept of water engine.

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So, no matter how clean the water is,

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if we look at it from the perspective of hydrogen,

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then technically, it has the impurity of oxygen.

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This impurity will save it from explosiveness.

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Now, Toyota finally got to know what to make of it.

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Except, again, there was a small problem.

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Actually, when they were doing primary research in this direction,

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they saw that there are already some people

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who have driven cars using water as a fuel.

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But that car is now a problem because of politics

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and impractical designs,

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which never became mainstream.

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Actually, in the 1980s,

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to avoid increasing fuel prices in the US,

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a small American inventor, Stanley Meyers,

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while looking for an alternative option for petrol,

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designed a car that could run on water.

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According to Meyers,

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this car was capable of running up to 180 kilometers

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in just 4 liters of water.

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But as soon as Meyers put this idea in front of the world,

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he started getting threats from many oil companies.

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And in the meantime,

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in 1998,

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when he was talking to some investors for his invention in a hotel,

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suddenly, his throat started to dry up.

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He was quickly seen running out of the hotel,

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and before anyone could understand anything,

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he died on the spot.

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And you know what's even more shocking?

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A few days after his death,

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his car and all the designs associated with it

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mysteriously disappeared from Meyers' garage.

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It is said that if those designs had existed today,

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then maybe EVs would never have become mainstream.

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Because this is almost the same thing

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as when Toyota Prius was launched.

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So if this water engine car had become mainstream,

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then maybe Prius would have been the first and last EV

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that would have created buzz in the mainstream media.

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Anyway, once this water engine was gone,

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many other people in the world also tried to make water engines.

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But they had no luck.

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Like in 2018,

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some engineering students from Nagpur, India

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literally put water in a Maruti 800.

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They basically put water in the fuel tank of the Maruti 800,

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and mixed it with calcium carbide.

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And they used a chemical reaction

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to make the car run on the inflameable acetylene gas.

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And there are many other variants of water engines like this.

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But all of them had some fundamental problems.

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And these are the three major problems.

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The first problem,

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as I said in the beginning,

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is that the combination of water and the fuel tank is deadly.

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Because the oxygen in the water,

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the contact of the fuel tanks made of metal,

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starts to rot as soon as it enters the fuel tank.

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And in just a few days,

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the condition of the fuel tank of your car becomes something like this.

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The second problem,

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by dissolving calcium carbide in water,

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along with acetylene gas,

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calcium oxide also forms,

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which is stored in the fuel tank and clogs it.

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And the third biggest problem was related to acetylene.

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Acetylene is more corrosive than water.

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And it is also more unstable than hydrogen gas.

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And on top of that, it is also poisonous.

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That means, all in all,

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the engine of the Maruti 800 does not know

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how exactly they used water.

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But the ones we know about today,

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their designs are quite impractical.

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Now, in this case,

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why did Toyota take the risk of extracting hydrogen from water?

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Especially knowing that hydrogen and water engines

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both have their own problems.

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Well, here,

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Toyota's engineers made a wonderful joke.

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They again went to their drawing boards.

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Then, all the engines we have seen so far,

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i.e. EV, hydrogen engine,

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and impractical water engines,

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they took all of them off that board.

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And then brainstormed ideas.

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And finally,

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they made such an engine

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that could mix and match all of their positive attributes

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and solve their mutual shortcomings.

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Let me explain this.

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Look, what happens in the fuel stations of hydrogen vehicles?

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They are in a way an extension of EVs' charging stations.

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Instead of directly giving electricity to the vehicle,

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they instead give electricity to the water.

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And then, through the electrolysis process,

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water, hydrogen, and oxygen,

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are split into two parts.

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And lastly,

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this separated hydrogen is then filled into the tank of the vehicles.

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Now, as we discussed earlier,

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a tank filled with hydrogen is like a bomb.

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So, here, Toyota thought,

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why don't we directly fit the entire setup of the hydrogen fuel station

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directly into the vehicle?

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This would mean that instead of the inflatable hydrogen in the fuel tank,

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we can keep plain water.

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And then, for electrolysis,

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there is enough battery in the vehicle.

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And through all of this,

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the on-the-spot hydrogen gas that will be produced

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will be able to run without breaking

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and without damaging the combustion engine.

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And as far as the fuel tank is concerned,

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without any mechanical movement in it,

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its inner surface can be coated with a water-resistant material.

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So, cool, right?

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You can see how Toyota chose their strong points

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from all the previous engines

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and with their own help,

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overcame their mutual flaws.

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In fact, this is the DNA of Toyota.

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It is its identity.

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Because during World War II,

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Japan, which looked small like peanuts,

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was completely destroyed by an advanced country like the US.

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But then, as soon as World War II ended,

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by improving its mistakes,

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Japan and its companies were nurtured by the US for many years.

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One of these companies was Toyota.

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Yes, Toyota.

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This company,

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which used to make handlooms at one time,

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was taught to make cars in the 1950s

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and was built by the US.

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Now, why am I telling you this back story?

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Well, simply because

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any country, any company, any person,

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when they are at their lowest point,

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they ask themselves the main question

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that where do they have to go from here?

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And how do they have to go?

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And why do they have to go?

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When in 1991,

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our country had the money to survive for just 3 weeks,

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we also asked ourselves the same question.

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And look,

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today we are here.

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Now, in the 1950s,

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when the Japanese asked themselves this question,

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they had three options.

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First,

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to become an agriculture-based economy like India

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and export grains.

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Second,

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to earn money by selling raw oil like Arabs.

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And third,

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to help them in the US wars like Pakistan

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and get their monthly salary from it.

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Now, as you can see,

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the first option among these was not possible.

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Because where will a country as small as Mungphali grow Mungphali?

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There is not even that much space.

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Then, the problem in the second option was that

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in Japan, natural resources like oil, coal, iron ore, copper,

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all of these are not enough for the Japanese people.

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What will they export?

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And the problem in the third option was that

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their country had just undergone the consequences of war.

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So, going back to the US is simply suicide.

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So, finally, Japan thought that

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if we don't have anything that is naturally valuable,

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then we will make such man-made things

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that other countries will invite us to their country

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and say, please make us this too.

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That is, Japan celebrated its innovative mind.

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It made Japan that sellable, marketable product.

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In fact, this is the reason that when we say that

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Toyota or in general Japan has made something new,

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then you instantly become curious.

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So, yeah, hopefully you will get some interesting ideas for your life.

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Now, the only question left here is that

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can this insane water engine of Toyota replace the EV industry?

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Especially in today's time when EV cars enjoy a good market share.

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Well, at this moment,

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this water-powered engine of Toyota

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is at a conceptual stage.

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Only its prototype has been released.

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And that's why we don't have the in-depth details to say for sure.

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But if we purely judge on the basis of the prototype,

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then before it gets into the market,

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Toyota will have to solve its two major problems at least immediately.

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Firstly, the battery in this engine

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splits the water with its electrical energy.

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And then when the hydrogen generated from the water

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rotates the tyre,

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then technically that electrical energy

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converts into kinetic energy.

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Then these rotating tyres,

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like an electrical generator,

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again convert that kinetic energy into electrical energy.

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And with this electrical energy,

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the battery gets charged.

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Now, here you can see that

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until the battery is charged,

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Toyota doesn't install any solar panels in their cars.

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It becomes a perpetual engine,

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which is against the laws of physics.

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Secondly, if we look at it in terms of purely energy output,

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then by burning 1 kilogram of hydrogen gas,

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about 121 megajoules of energy is generated.

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But on the other hand,

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to make that 1 kilogram of gas through water electrolysis,

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it takes 180 megajoules of energy.

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That is, the amount of energy we are getting from hydrogen,

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we are spending much more energy on making it at this point.

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Now, at least for this particular problem,

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there is an electrolyzer company in Australia

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which has recently made an electrolyzer

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which generates hydrogen gas with 95% efficiency.

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So, there is still a big hope.

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But how does Toyota as a company deal with its first problem?

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And how affordable will its water engine be to the common people?

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These are the factors that ultimately decide

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how strong their water engine will hit the EVs.

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However, the potential is definitely there.

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Especially if a giant company like Toyota

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backs this technology.

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Anyway, you know what friends,

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like Japan, there is another country

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which is trying to make air travel more profitable.

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I am talking about the USA,

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and more so, its space agency NASA's commercial guided venture.

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NASA has launched a plane in 2028,

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which can reduce the cost of air travel by 30 times

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with just a simple change.

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Now, what is exactly that change?

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And what is NASA doing in the domain of making planes

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that launches rockets and spacecrafts?

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Is it forced to get into this domain?

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I have explained the answers to all these questions

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in detail with the entire concept in this video,

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which you should not miss at all,

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because this technology will blow your mind.

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That's all for today's video.

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Hopefully, this video has brought some new,

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unique, creative ideas in front of you,

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and has increased the range of your knowledge.

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If you want to see more videos like this,

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then subscribe to this channel

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so that you don't miss the videos.

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See you next time.

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Till then, stay curious,

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keep learning and keep growing.

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Jai Hind!

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