Led by Tesla, EVs drive chip industry's shift beyond silicon
I didn't even think about non-silicon based chips being viable, let alone more efficient.  The article mentions that SiC (Silicon Carbide) chips can be 50% more efficient.  Diamond based chips can reduce energy loss by one-50,000th of that of Silicon chips.<p>If we can get these chips manufactured at a reasonable cost it would really help EVs get longer range.  And it might even give us multi-day use out of our smart devices (phones, watches, etc.)