by Randall McAdory | Oct 10, 2019 | Batteries, Dyson, Electric Vehicles
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded this week to three scientists for their work developing lithium-ion batteries. John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino are this year’s recipients of the award. Without their work, every product from...
by Randall McAdory | Oct 8, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Traffic, Waymo
In a recent Forbes article, David Margines (Waymo product manager for mapping) asks if the traffic congestion in Los Angles is different than the congestion experienced in San Francisco. This is important for Waymo to understand as the company rolls-out its autonomous...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 30, 2019 | Cox Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Ford, Rivian, Subscription
Automotive News is reporting today (subscription required) that Rivian, the electric truck and SUV startup, will utilize a subscription service as the retail model to consumers. Other automakers (mostly luxury auto brands) have tried subscription retail models...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 29, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Elon Musk, Tesla
According to an article written by Steve LeVine at Medium, Tesla may have invented the million mile battery. Based on patents filed by Tesla and an academic paper co-authored by a respected battery researcher (Jeff Dahn) on contract with Tesla, other top battery...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 27, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, GM Cruise Automation, Waymo
CNBC is reporting that Morgan Stanley analysts have cut their valuation of Waymo by 40%. Morgan Stanley’s valuation of Waymo is still a hefty $105 billion. But this valuation level is down from $175 billion previously. The most significant factor contributing to...
