Scott Galloway is a bestselling author and professor of marketing at NYU Stern. The following is his recent blog post and video, republished with permission. It originally ran on his blog, “No Mercy / No Malice.” Galloway says today’s financial crisis is partially due to a widespread, imperfect belief that the market always goes up.… Continue reading SCOTT GALLOWAY: Tesla is the stock story of the decade, and Robinhood is the fuel
Category: News Site
Tesla permit application reveals it wants to build batteries alongside Cybertrucks at its new Texas factory (TSLA)
Tesla may be planning to build batteries at its forthcoming Texas factory. In documents filed to the state’s Commission on Environmental Quality, the company mentions a proposal for cell production. Last month, CEO Elon Musk said Tesla found new innovations to bring down the cost of producing batteries while integrating them inside of its cars… Continue reading Tesla permit application reveals it wants to build batteries alongside Cybertrucks at its new Texas factory (TSLA)
Why Amazon and Panasonic are betting on this battery recycling startup
JB Straubel, the Tesla co-founder and former CTO, is often cast as the humble and pioneering engineer, the quiet one who toiled away in the background for 15 years on some of the company’s most important technologies. That characterization — which intensified as the hype and media attention on Tesla CEO Elon Musk grew —… Continue reading Why Amazon and Panasonic are betting on this battery recycling startup
Top mobility VCs on the risks and rewards in partnering with giants like Amazon
At our recent TechCrunch Mobility event, we spoke with Amy Gu, the founder and managing partner of Hemi Ventures, Olaf Sakkers, a founding partner at Maniv Mobility and Reilly Brennan, the founding general partner at Trucks VC. We discussed a wide range of things, from frayed U.S.-China relations, to the mobility industry’s eager embrace of… Continue reading Top mobility VCs on the risks and rewards in partnering with giants like Amazon
Polestar CEO defends the Polestar 2’s recall and 233-mile EPA rating
Polestar is a young automaker spun out of Volvo and Geely. Now, just four years old, it has two cars on the market with more launching soon. Like many startups, the company is weathering early storms coming from government regulators and early recalls. Earlier this week, the EPA released its findings on the Polestar 2’s… Continue reading Polestar CEO defends the Polestar 2’s recall and 233-mile EPA rating
Tesla batteries to power a passenger boat
Two Swedish companies announced that they are using Tesla batteries to convert a passenger boat to electric propulsion for some eco-friendly sight-seeing. Eco Sightseeing, a company offering electric boat tours in Sweden, and El & Marinteknik, a specialist in electric maritime technology, announced this week that they have partnered on the electric conversion of a… Continue reading Tesla batteries to power a passenger boat
Tesla and Fastned open Germany’s largest fast-charging hub
Tesla and Fastned worked together to open Germany’s largest fast-charging hub and it even has a little coffee shop. Fastned is a Netherland-based company that expanded across other European markets over the last few years. While Tesla owners often stick to Tesla’s own charging stations, Fastned tried to appeal to Tesla drivers early on by… Continue reading Tesla and Fastned open Germany’s largest fast-charging hub
The impact on dealers of the UK’s exit from the EU
As Brexit talk deadlines extend, the position of the UK Motor sector remains a cause for concern. At OEM level the prospect of a 10% tariff on cars moving in and out of the UK from the EU now seems increasingly inevitable. We know that manufacturers have differing approaches to the issue with Ford having… Continue reading The impact on dealers of the UK’s exit from the EU
Inobat Auto unveils world’s first intelligent EV battery
The world’s first ‘intelligent’ electric vehicle battery was today launched by European EV battery producer, InoBat Auto. Speaking at the GLOBSEC Tatra Summit 2020, InoBat Auto’s co-founder and CEO, Marian Bocek. announced that after only a year of R&D, InoBat can now unveil the world’s first battery developed through a combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and… Continue reading Inobat Auto unveils world’s first intelligent EV battery
Pope Francis gifted a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai
His Holiness Pope Francis has received a gift from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ) – a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai adapted for his mobility needs. Present at the delivery ceremony near the Pope’s residence in the Vatican City were Rev. Father Domenico Makoto Wada, representing the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan and His Excellency Seiji… Continue reading Pope Francis gifted a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai