by Randall McAdory | Sep 26, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Elon Musk, Internal Combustion Engine, Porsche, Tesla
A few weeks ago, I wrote that the Porsche Taycan seems to be a “best effort car by an auto company determined to lead.” Dan Neil of the Wall Street Journal seems to agree. The difference between Dan and me, however, is he has now driven the all-electric...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 20, 2019 | Elon Musk, Tesla, Uber
In an interesting Barron’s article, Larry Ellison (Oracle’s founder and executive chairman) reportedly said at a recent event that he does not see the investment logic for WeWork and Uber. While discussing Uber, he asserted that the company has no technology and no...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 11, 2019 | Elon Musk, Rivian
It’s being reported this week that Rivian has raised $350 million from Cox Automotive. This $350 million is on top of a $700 million round led by Amazon early this year, and another $500 million from Ford. If you don’t know Rivian, it’s the company...
by Randall McAdory | Aug 10, 2019 | Elon Musk, Ford
In a CNN interview last week Ford CEO, Jim Hackett, mentioned that his company drove the biggest industrial disruption of the 20th century – more significant than the disruption being driven today by Elon Musk with Tesla. In response to a recent statement by...
