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The Toyota Way (#CleanTechnica Occasional #BookClub)

With the Toyota Production System making a guest appearance on the latest Tesla quarterly conference call, this is as good time as any to review what TPS – often referred to as “lean manufacturing” or simply “lean” – actually is. And what better way to do so than to read The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer? The Toyota Way is one of the most influential books about this manufacturing approach — or system of approaches.

The 1st Electric Car To Circle The World — Nissan Qashqai Conversion

Hjalte has already seen me coming up the driveway to their house. He opens the door and greets me. I notice the electric Nissan Qashqai jacked up with one rear wheel removed. “What’s wrong with your car?” I ask. “Green won’t charge,” he answers. “Nina thinks it has something to do with the charge port, and I removed the wheel to be able to look behind it.”

Elon Musk Book Recommendations

Curious what books Tesla and SpaceX CEO (PayPal cofounder as well) Elon Musk would recommend if you were to ask him? What books inspired his approach to business and entrepreneurship? What sort of fiction he has enjoyed reading? If so… then I have a treat for you. Someone has put together … [continued]