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Is the 2020 SPAC boom an echo of the 2017 ICO craze?
I wanted to write an essay about Microsoft and TikTok today, because I was effectively a full-time reporter covering the software giant when it hired Satya Nadella in 2014. But, everyone else has alre
The Station: ADA turns 30, Panasonic’s new battery tech and delivery (data) woes
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China’s electric SUV maker Li Auto raises $1.1 billion in US IPO
Trade tensions between China and the U.S. have not stopped Chinese companies from eyeing to list on American stock exchanges. Li Auto, a five-year-old Chinese electric vehicle startup, raised $1.1 bil
Panasonic boosts energy density, trims cobalt in new 2170 battery cell for Tesla
Panasonic has developed new battery technology for the “2170” lithium-ion cells it produces and supplies to Tesla, a change that improves energy density by 5% and reduces costly cobalt con
The Hummer EV is shaping up to be GM’s electric answer to the Ford Bronco and Tesla Cybertruck
The video below contains the first glimpse at the upcoming electric GMC Hummer. The preview video is short, full of nonsense buzzwords, but still telling. It’s clear GM identified two main competito
Elon Musk says Tesla is open to licensing Autopilot, supplying powertrains and batteries to other automakers
Tesla CEO Elon Musk noted on Twitter on Tuesday night that the automaker would be “open to licensing software and supplying powertrains & batteries” to other automakers. Musk added tha
China now accounts for nearly one-quarter of Tesla revenue
Tesla has been counting on China to maintain its sales momentum, and it seems to be on track with the plan. In the three months ended June 30, the automaker’s revenue in China climbed 102.9% yea
Lucid Motors’ all-electric Air will have 32 sensors, including lidar, to support hands-free highway driving
Lucid Motors is loading up its first electric vehicle with hardware — dozens of sensors, a driver monitoring system and an Ethernet-based architecture — for an advanced driver assistance system th
The Station: Winners and losers in Paris, Rivian sets a delivery date, Waymo and FCA deepen ties
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Tesla takes aim at Rivian in lawsuit alleging trade secret theft, poaching talent
Tesla filed a lawsuit against electric vehicle automaker Rivian and four former employers, on allegations of poaching talent and stealing trade secrets. Bloomberg was the first to report the lawsuit f
Tesla’s Megapack powers its small, but growing energy storage business
Tesla’s energy storage business picked up steam in the second quarter and even played a minor role in the company’s fourth consecutive quarter of profitability, according to earnings repor
Tesla picks Austin for its next US factory to build Cybertruck, Semi truck, Model Y
Tesla has picked a site near Austin for its next U.S. factory, a four to five-million-square foot $1.1 billion plant that will assemble the automaker’s futuristic Cybertruck, the Tesla Semi and the
Tesla stretches profit streak to four quarters, gains 6% in after-hours trading
Tesla extended its profitability streak to four quarters today, its longest period of profitability to date according to Q2 earnings it disclosed after the market closed. Tesla hit that profitability
Elon Musk is one board approval away from another $2.1 billion in stock options
Tesla’s six-month average trailing market capitalization hit $150 billion on Tuesday after a four-month run up of the automaker’s share price that theoretically unlocks a multi-billion-dol
Ford takes cues from Tesla’s playbook with 1,400 HP electric Mustang Mach-E
Speed sells. When Tesla launches a new vehicle or updates an existing vehicle, the car company often leads with a 0-60mph time. These numbers often outclass those from gasoline cars thanks to how elec
Despite Tesla-led hype, private investment in EV startups appears steady
Earlier today, news broke that Xpeng, a China-based electric vehicle company has raised $500 million, adding to its 2019-era $400 million Series C. The round, a Series C+ investment, brings the compan
The Station: Summer of the SPAC, Adam Neumann returns and the Nissan Ariya debuts
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Nissan stakes its EV future on the 300-mile-range Ariya crossover
Nissan unveiled today the Ariya, an all-electric SUV with an estimated 300 miles of range and a starting price tag of $40,000 that marks the beginning of a four-year plan aiming for growth and profita
Tesla lands another tax break to locate Cybertruck factory in Texas
Lawmakers in Texas just gave Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk another incentive to locate its next factory there. Commissioners in Travis County, home to Austin and the possible next Tesla factory, approve
Elon Musk rails against German court decision on Tesla Autopilot terminology
Tesla CEO Elon Musk disputed a German court ruling issued today that bans the company from using on its website or other advertising terms like Autopilot or “full potential for autonomous drivin