If Ford Had A Nickel For Every EV Battery, It Would Be … Even Better!
Instead of resting on its Lightning F-150 EV laurels, Ford is diving headlong into the next-gen, low-cobalt, high-nickel EV battery pool.
IBM
Metrus Energy Announces New Deal with IBM
Metrus Energy* has announced a new $2.2 million Sustainable Energy Services Agreement (SESA) with IBM. This is the first project in a planned portfolio for a company-wide SESA program for the global technology and consulting company. Improvements are being made across four different IBM sites in New York and North … [continued]
Adam Jonas Of Morgan Stanley: Tesla [TSLA] Is A Must Own. But What About Legacy…
This article is on some interesting things that Adam Jonas has said recently on Tesla and legacy auto. We have written a lot about Adam Jonas over the years. I remember him for his infamous $10 Tesla price target if everything goes wrong for Tesla. He certainly was wrong about … [continued]
USA Wins Electric Vehicle Battery Battle With Assist From US Army
US researchers spark new electric vehicle battery battle with breakthrough on reversible lithium metal energy storage technology.
What Are EV Makers Doing To Improve Things For Cobalt Miners?
In Tesla’s 2020 shareholder meeting, one shareholder proposal would have required the company to investigate the poor treatment of cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
USA’s Battery500 Initiative Has Achieved Li-Metal Battery Energy Density Of 350 Wh/kg
Toward the end of President Obama’s time in office, the US Department of Energy (DOE) launched a “Battery500 Consortium.” The goal is in the name: reaching 500 Wh/kg battery energy density with lithium-metal battery cells, a target which was reportedly triple the battery energy density at the time.
Tesla & Robotaxi Economics: The Network That Optimizes The Machine
There is a long-standing argument about whether Tesla is a car company or a tech company. This argument is typically made in the context of how Wall Street should value the company. If Tesla is just a new kind of carmaker, it should be valued at something significantly less than its annual revenue — maybe 25% to 50%, like Ford and GM. Alternatively, if Tesla is a tech company, then it could be valued significantly higher. Google, for example, is trading at about 6 times its revenues today, Facebook at 8, Microsoft at 9, and Salesforce at 10 times. Tesla trades at around 3 times its revenues with some profits, while Uber and Lyft trade around 4 times revenues and have never been profitable.
IBM Changes The Energy Storage Game With Cobalt-Free Battery
Cobalt is emerging as an energy storage villain, but IBM hits back with a next-gen, cobalt-free battery for electric vehicles and stationary uses, too.
Why Today’s Leading Automakers Should Fear Tesla
The purpose of this article is to challenge the narrative that is commonly heard on mainstream news sites that Tesla has sold a few cars to a few people who just care about the climate, but that Tesla doesn’t know what it is doing. The second part of that is often that Tesla’s leader, Elon Musk, is a great fraud, someone who can get his faithful excited but never delivers on his promises.
Uber Elevate: Will Be Same Cents Per Mile In Air As On Roads
Uber Elevate means business when it comes to electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) urban air mobility (UAM) solutions. Recently, Uber Elevate quoted that eVTOL air miles would cost the same as what Uber charges on the road. And with Airbus UAM’s outlook that the market will be around $50 billion by 2030, the company surely wants to make sure it is part of the equation.
