The parent company of India’s ShareChat has raised nearly $300 million in fresh funding from Alphabet Inc’s Google, media giant Times Group and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, valuing the social media firm at nearly $5 billion, two sources involved in the deal discussions told Reuters. A deal is set to be announced as early as next week, the… Continue reading Google backs India’s ShareChat in $300m funding round, startup valued at $5b …
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Cleantechnica: Stellantis Wins #1 & #2 in Europe — Plugin Vehicle Sales Report 002008
With the doom and gloom continuing on the overall European car market, down 21% last month and the lowest April in over 30 years (excluding the Covid-hit April 2020), the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to be affected. It dropped 1% last month, with approximately 159,000 plugin vehicles registered in April. Plugin… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Stellantis Wins #1 & #2 in Europe — Plugin Vehicle Sales Report 002008
Clean Technica: Will Rising Lithium Prices Put An End to Trend Toward LFP Battery Cells for EVs?002007
Here’s what the EV scene looked like a few years ago, pre-COVID: the legacy automakers were slow-walking the transition to EVs, producing just enough “compliance cars” to satisfy government regulators, doing nothing to market them, and insisting that customers didn’t want them. Of course, even then everyone knew this wasn’t true — Tesla had already… Continue reading Clean Technica: Will Rising Lithium Prices Put An End to Trend Toward LFP Battery Cells for EVs?002007
Cleantechnica: Musk: Self-Driving Cars Next Year 002006
Elon Musk was in Brazil recently for talks with its president, Jair Bolsonaro, to discuss using SpaceX technology to help bring internet to schools in rural areas of the country and to monitor Amazon rainforest deforestation, according to Drive Tesla Canada. There is no word on whether he encouraged the exalted leader of that country… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Musk: Self-Driving Cars Next Year 002006
Autocar Business unveils Power List 100; Carlos Tavares at the top
Carlos Tavares has been named the most powerful person in the automotive industry by Autocar Business. The Stellantis CEO, a man in charge of 14 of the world’s biggest car brands, topped the inaugural Power List 100, which names the 100 most influential people in the automotive industry. Tavares finished ahead of other industry giants… Continue reading Autocar Business unveils Power List 100; Carlos Tavares at the top
Hollywood Locals Upset Tesla Is Replacing Shakey’s Pizza
RIP Shakey’s. Shaken Up Not everyone is on board with Tesla’s plans to open a 24-hour supercharger, drive-in theater and diner combo. Several Hollywood residents and Shakey’s Pizza lovers have taken to social media this week to complain about the electric auto maker taking over what they say is an iconic location at the intersection… Continue reading Hollywood Locals Upset Tesla Is Replacing Shakey’s Pizza
Elon Musk highest-paid CEO, followed by Tim Cook: Report
Tesla CEO Elon Musk SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla and spaceX CEO Elon Musk has topped the list of the most highly compensated CEOs on the Fortune 500 in 2021. After Musk, the 10 most highly compensated Fortune 500 CEOs of 2021 are all tech and biotech CEOs, including the heads of Apple (Tim Cook), Netflix (Reed… Continue reading Elon Musk highest-paid CEO, followed by Tim Cook: Report
BMI reports that global battery production will reach 6000 GWh in 2031…which is equivalent for 90 million EVs
There is a report announcing that global battery production will reach 6000 GWh by 2031. This is equivalent to 90 million EVs, which is one year sales. According to ‘May 2022 Gigafactory Assessment’ released by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (BMI), the number of batteries gigafactories that are currently in progress worldwide has exceeded 300. The lithium-ion… Continue reading BMI reports that global battery production will reach 6000 GWh in 2031…which is equivalent for 90 million EVs
Tesla Planning 24-Hour Drive-In Theatre and Diner in Hollywood
Eat, watch, supercharge. Order Up Elon Musk is finally making good on his 2018 dream of becoming a restauranteur. The world’s richest man and CEO of electric auto maker Tesla is apparently combining an old-school drive in movie theater, charging station and diner in one Hollywood location. Back in 2018, Musk tweeted that he wanted… Continue reading Tesla Planning 24-Hour Drive-In Theatre and Diner in Hollywood
Good News, Gamers! That Screen Time Could Make You a Little Smarter, Scientists Say
Image by Getty / Futurism Turns out all those hours spent playing Minecraft might not be so bad for your kid’s brain, scientists say. A new study published in the journal Nature this month followed more than 9,800 US kids to study their intelligence. The team four — all scientists from European universities — said… Continue reading Good News, Gamers! That Screen Time Could Make You a Little Smarter, Scientists Say