You could call a relationship between Tesla and Lucid Air similar to that of Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. Both are heavy-weight boxing champions, and in case you didn’t know, Mike Tyson bit off Holyfield’s ear in the legendary match in 1997. Now, CEOs don’t beat each other to a pulp in the ring – […]
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Elon Musk calls it mind bogglingly dumb. Japan calls it energy of the future. Whose camp should you join? Electric vehicles have basked in the limelight for the past decade as the most transformational force in the transportation industry. What started as a mockery of the Californian upstart ended in the grandiose race between industry […]
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Pop Quiz: what do you call the employees of Elon Musk? The Musketeers. Elon Musk and his Musketeers have gained quite a reputation for themselves. They’re not afraid to dream big, and they back their words up with results. They set impossible deadlines and crush them. They’ve got their head in the clouds, but their […]
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Truth passes through three stages. First, it’s ridiculed. Second, it’s violently opposed. Third, it’s accepted as self-evident. It’s the case for electric cars: 2016 – Edward Reuter, Daimler chairman, says, “Tesla is a joke that can’t be taken seriously compared to the great car companies of Germany.” Ridiculed. 2017 – Shai Agassi, environmental entrepreneur, says, […]
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The theme of the week so far has been self driving cars. Just yesterday, we heard that Waymo and Polestar had entered a level 4 tech partnership, and now car tech start up, Zoox, have entered the fray. They’re not the best-known in autonomous driving technology, but they’ve made some pretty bold promises to the […]
Read More Elon Musk is on a roll. First, his became the most valuable car manufacturer in the world a couple of weeks ago, supplanting Toyota on the way to the top. And now, he’s here to save the day once more, giving customers the chance to get his basic Autopilot feature as an in-app purchase for […]
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There are many advantages of being a major oil exporter. One of them is having astronomically low prices of petroleum and other fuels at home, particularly when compared to the fuel prices in other nations. But there is a rising awareness in public as well as the private sector in the gulf, that the prudent […]
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It’s electrifying! Now where have we heard that before? Maybe a little movie called Grease? You know, John Travolta and his dancing and wooing. Okay, back on topic. This is the third day of carsmas, and it is, in fact, electrifying! This post is brought to you courtesy of the oil slump of 2013 and […]
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